The Development of Children
7th Edition
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
7th Edition
Published on 4. May 2012
Book
Hardback
667 pages
978-1-4292-4328-5 (ISBN)
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Description
This popular textbook has long been acclaimed for its authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors. Lead author Cynthia Lightfoot builds on the legacy of original authors Michael and Sheila Cole, offering a lively, engaging, and always accessible examination of child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple, mutually influencing contexts.
Throughout, the emphasis is on how the interaction of biology and culture contributes both to the universal pathways of development shared by all children and to the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in the lives of individual children. This is an accessible introduction to Developmental Psychology for students taking courses that focus on child and adolescent development.
Throughout, the emphasis is on how the interaction of biology and culture contributes both to the universal pathways of development shared by all children and to the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in the lives of individual children. This is an accessible introduction to Developmental Psychology for students taking courses that focus on child and adolescent development.
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Edition
7th ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
667 p.
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 232 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4292-4328-5 (9781429243285)
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Persons
Cynthia Lightfoot is Professor and Head of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine. Her published works focus on the sociocultural contexts of child and adolescent development, most recently, on teen pregnancy.
Michael Cole is an all-University of California Professor of Psychology, Communication, and Human Development. His home base is the University of California, San Diego, where he is the director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition.
Michael Cole is an all-University of California Professor of Psychology, Communication, and Human Development. His home base is the University of California, San Diego, where he is the director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition.
Content
1. The Study of Human Development
Part I In the Beginning2. Biocultural Foundations3. Prenatal Development and Birth
Part II Infancy4. The First Three Months5. Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years6. Emotional and Social Development during Infancy
Part III Early Childhood7. Language Acquisition8. Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood9. Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood10. Contexts of Development
Part IV Middle Childhood11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood12. School as a Context for Development13. Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood
Part V Adolescence14. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence15. Social and Emotional Development during Adolescence
Part I In the Beginning2. Biocultural Foundations3. Prenatal Development and Birth
Part II Infancy4. The First Three Months5. Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years6. Emotional and Social Development during Infancy
Part III Early Childhood7. Language Acquisition8. Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood9. Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood10. Contexts of Development
Part IV Middle Childhood11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood12. School as a Context for Development13. Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood
Part V Adolescence14. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence15. Social and Emotional Development during Adolescence