Developmental Science
An Advanced Textbook, Sixth Edition
5th Edition
Published on 1. April 2005
Book
Hardback
672 pages
978-0-8058-5163-2 (ISBN)
Description
Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the field for advanced students. Readers of this textbook will obtain a new perspective on developmental science, a greater appreciation of the varied phenomena that constitute developmental science, and a fundamental grounding in developmental science itself. The text furnishes inclusive developmental perspectives on all substantial areas in psychology. The substantial revisions of chapters from previous editions and the new chapters included in this fifth edition underscore the dynamic and exciting status of contemporary developmental science.
In addition, chapters in the book:
*demonstrate that the developmental perspective transcends and enriches any narrow focus on particular points in the life span;
*introduce and review the perspectives, traditions, and approaches of developmental science; and
*exemplify the relevance of developmental science through reviews of history, theory, and substance of the subdiscipline.
The text can be used at the advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate levels.
In addition, chapters in the book:
*demonstrate that the developmental perspective transcends and enriches any narrow focus on particular points in the life span;
*introduce and review the perspectives, traditions, and approaches of developmental science; and
*exemplify the relevance of developmental science through reviews of history, theory, and substance of the subdiscipline.
The text can be used at the advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate levels.
More details
Edition
5th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mahwah
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
1542 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-5163-2 (9780805851632)
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10/2010
6th Edition
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€110.36
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Content
Contents: Preface. Part I: Foundations of Developmental Science. R.M. Lerner, C. Theokas, D.L. Bobek, Concepts and Theories of Human Development: Historical and Contemporary Dimensions. M. Cole, Culture in Development. D.P. Hartmann, K.E. Pelzel, Design, Measurement, and Analysis in Developmental Research. Part II: Neuroscience, Perceptual, Cognitive, and Language Development. M.H. Johnson, Developmental Neuroscience, Psychophysiology, and Genetics. K.E. Adolph, S.E. Berger, Physical and Motor Development. M.H. Bornstein, M.E. Arterberry, C. Mash, Perceptual Development. D.P. Birney, J.H. Citron-Pousty, D.J. Lutz, R.J. Sternberg, The Development of Cognitive and Intellectual Abilities. B. MacWhinney, Language Development. Part III: Personality and the Social Contexts of Development. R.A. Thompson, R. Goodvin, The Individual Child: Temperament, Emotion, Self, and Personality. M.E. Lamb, C. Lewis, The Role of Parent-Child Relationships in Child Development. K.H. Rubin, R.J. Coplan, X. Chen, A.A. Buskirk, J.C. Wojslawowicz, Peer Relationships in Childhood. J.S. Eccles, R.W. Roeser, School and Community Influences on Human Development. C.J. Groark, R.B. McCall, Integrating Developmental Scholarship Into Practice and Policy.