This innovative text engages students by demonstrating the wide range of real-world applications of psychological research to child development. In particular, the distinctive 'active learning' features incorporated throughout the book foster a dynamic and personal learning process for students. The authors cover the latest topics shaping the field of child development - including a focus on neuroscience, diversity and culture - without losing the interest of undergraduate students. The pedagogical features in this text and the accompanying ancillaries package help students discover the excitement of studying child development, enhance their learning, and equip them with tools they can use long after the class ends. This text is geared towards undergraduate courses in child development, child psychology, and developmental psychology. INDICE: PART I. UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT: WHY AND HOW WE STUDY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSChapter 1. Introduction: Why We Study the Development of Children and AdolescentsChapter 2. Theories of DevelopmentChapter 3. How We Study DevelopmentPart II. BEGINNINGSCHAPTER 4. How Children Develop: Nature Through NurtureChapter 5. Prenatal Development, Birth and the NewbornPart III. Building Blocks of Development: How Children GrowChapter 6. Physical Development: The Body and the BrainChapter 7. Cognitive DevelopmentChapter 8. Intelligence and Academic AchievementChapter 9. Language DevelopmentChapter 10. Emotional Development and AttachmentChapter 11. Identity: The Self, Gender, and Moral DevelopmentChapter 12. Social DevelopmentPART IV. CONTEXTS FOR DEVELOPMENTChapter 13. FamiliesChapter 14. Beyond Family and School: Activities, Media and the Natural WorldChapter 15. Health, Well-being and Resilience
- ISBN: 978-1-4522-1679-9
- Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 728
- Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2013
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