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Subject(s)

• Child development [Browse]

Author

• Saffran, Jenny [Browse]
• Gershoff, Elizabeth T. [Browse]
• Leaper, Campbell, 1955- [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Textbooks [Browse]

Summary note

• "'How Children Develop' is the topically organized resource teachers and researchers trust for the most up-to-date perspectives on child and adolescent development. The authors -- each a well-known scientist and educator -- integrate theory, cultural research, and applications in a style that is authoritative yet accessible to students. This edition includes expanded coverage of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues in childhood and adolescence, gender and sexual development, the influence of technology and social media, the open science movement, and more."-- Publisher.
• "The basic premise of the book is that all areas of child development are unified by a small set of enduring themes. These themes can be stated in the form of questions that child-development research tries to answer: 1. How do nature and nurture together shape development? 2. How do children shape their own development? 3. In what ways is development continuous, and in what ways is it discontinuous? 4. How does change occur? 5. How does the sociocultural context influence development? 6. How do children becomes do different from one another? 7. How can research promote children's well-being? These seven themes provide the core structure of the book. They are introduced and illustrated in Chapter 1; highlighted repeatedly, where relevant, in the subsequent 14 content chapters; and utilized in the final chapter as a framework for integrating findings relevant to each theme from all areas of development. The continuing coverage of these themes allows us to tell a story that has a beginning (the introduction of the themes), a middle (discussion of specific findings relevant to them), and an ending (the overview of what students have learned about the themes). We believe that this thematic emphasis and structure will not only help students understand enduring questions about child development but will also leave them with a greater sense of satisfaction and completion at the end of the course."-- Taken from Preface, page xxiii.

Notes

Glossary = page G-1 through page G-11. References = page R-1 through page R-76. Name Index = page NI-1 through page NI-28. Subject Index = page SI-1 through page SI-31.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

• An Introduction to Child Development. Reasons to learn about child development ; Enduring philosophical issues in the study of child development ; Enduring themes in child development ; Methods for studying child development ; Chapter summary
• Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period. Prenatal development ; Hazards to prenatal development ; The birth experience ; The newborn infant ; Chapter summary
• Biology and Behavior. Nature and nurture ; Behavior genetics ; Brain development ; The body: Physical growth and development ; Chapter summary
• Theories of Cognitive Development. Piaget's theory ; Information-processing theories ; Core-knowledge theories ; Sociocultural theories ; Dynamic-systems theories ; Chapter summary
• Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy. Perception ; Motor development ; Learning and memory ; Chapter summary
• Development of Language and Symbol Use. Language development ; The process of language acquisition ; Theoretical issues in language development ; Nonlinguistic symbols and development ; Chapter summary
• Conceptual Development. Understanding who or what ; Understanding why, where, when, and how many ; Chapter summary
• Intelligence and Academic Achievement. What is intelligence? ; Measuring intelligence ; IQ scores as predictors of important outcomes ; Genes, environment, and the development of intelligence ; Alternative perspectives on intelligence ; Acquisition of academic skills: Reading, writing, and mathematics ; Chapter summary --
• Theories of Social Development. Psychoanalytic theories ; Learning theories ; Theories of social cognition ; Ecological theories ; Chapter summary
• Emotional Development. The development of emotions ; Understanding emotions ; Emotion regulation ; The role of family in emotional development ; Temperament ; Mental health, stress, and internalizing mental disorders ; Chapter summary
• Attachment to Others and Development of the Self. The caregiver-child attachment relationship ; The self ; Chapter summary
• The Family. Family structure ; Family dynamics ; Child maltreatment ; Family socioeconomic context ; Chapter summary
• Peer Relationships. Play ; Friendships ; Status in the peer group ; The role of parents in children's peer relationships ; Chapter summary
• Moral Development. Moral judgment ; Prosocial behavior ; Antisocial behavior ; Chapter summary
• Gender Development. Sex and gender ; Theoretical explanations for gender development ; Milestones in gender development ; Patterns of gender development ; Chapter summary
• Conclusions. Theme 1: Nature and nurture: All interactions, all the time ; Theme 2: Children play active roles in their own development ; Theme 3: Development is both continuous and discontinuous ; Theme 4: Mechanisms of developmental change ; Theme 5: The sociocultural context shapes development ; Theme 6: Individual differences ; Theme 7: Child-development research can improve children's lives
• Glossary
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index.

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ISBN

• 9781319339425 ((paperback))
• 1319339425 ((paperback))
• 9781319563042 ((Loose-leaf Edition))
• 131956304X ((Loose-leaf Edition))
• 9781319545062 (International Edition)
• 1319545068 (International Edition)

LCCN

2023948851

OCLC

1427390892

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