The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of infant development v. 2 Applied and policy issues

The second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development reflects the breadth of new topics and vast empirical knowledge relating to infancy research that has emerged in recent years. Fully revised and updated, Volume2, Applied and Policy Issues, covers the main issues related to childhood development in four sections. The first section focuses on biological risk in infancy and addresses such crucial topics as pre-natal development, nutrition andsensory-motor disorders. The second section emphasizes psychosocial risk and covers domains such as poverty, child abuse and maternal depression. The thirdsection addresses a variety of developmental disorders characteristic of the infancy period including autism and intellectual disability. The final sectiondeals with intervention and policy issues relating to childcare, assessment and public policy. Edited by two leaders in the field with contributions from international researchers and practitioners, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development offers the most comprehensive coverage available of this dynamic and rapidly growing field.

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3274-2
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 432
• Fecha Publicación: 27/08/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés