ABSTRACT
Several of the theories reviewed here were striving to identify universal patterns of development and universal mechanisms or processes of change. In contemporary developmental science much more attention is being given to both individual differences in adaptive capacities, and cultural/community differences in beliefs and practices that influence development. Theorists and researchers are already striving to integrate concepts from several theories in order to more
adequately account for this diversity, providing a more comprehensive analysis of development within and across cultures, levels of behavior, and dimensions of time.
