MP, Child Development with Student CD and PowerWeb
5th Edition
Published on 16. September 2003
Book
Mixed media product
640 pages
978-0-07-121703-3 (ISBN)
Description
Child Development: Its Nature and Its Course is McGraw-Hill's most empirically-driven textbook for the chronologically-organized, one semester child development course. Sophisticated, articulate, contextual, and solidly based in research, DeHart, Sroufe and Cooper provide a coherent and captivating introduction to the multifaceted world of child development, its theories, its themes, and contexts. The fifth edition features the most current research and theoretical findings available, and includes the trademark vignettes about three children who students follow throughout the text. The text emphasizes diversity, a focus on individual development as well as normativedevelopment, a balance between research and applications, and coverage of the latest developments within the discipline.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1379 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-121703-3 (9780071217033)
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Content
Chapter 1: The Nature of Development Part One: Beginnings Chapter 2: The Contexts of Development Chapter 3: Heredity and Prenatal Development Part Two: Infancy Chapter 4: First Adaptations Chapter 5: Infant Cognitive Development Chapter 6: Infant Social and Emotional Development Part Two Epilogue: Infancy Part Three: Toddlerhood Chapter 7: Toddler Language and Thinking Chapter 8: Toddler Social and Emotional Development Part Three Epilogue: Toddlerhood Part Four: Early Childhood Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Chapter 10: Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood Part Four Epilogue: Early Childhood Part Five: Middle Childhood Chapter 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood Chapter 12: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood Part Five Epilogue: Middle Childhood Part Six: Adolescence Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence Chapter 14: Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence Part Six Epilogue: Adolescence Part Seven: Disorders and Resiliency Chapter 15: Developmental Psychopathology Part Seven Epilogue: Psychopathology and Individual Lives