An edition of The developing person through childhood and adolescence
(2009)
The developing person through childhood and adolescence
8th ed.
by Kathleen Stassen Berger
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The developing person through childhood and adolescence
2009, Worth Publishers
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Table of Contents
pt. I. The beginnings
1. Introduction
Defining development
Zooming in and zooming out
Applying the scientific method
Cautions from science
2. Theories of development
Grand theories
Emergent theories
Useful application of theories
3. Heredity and environment
The genetic code
Sex, multiple births, and fertility
From one cell to many
Genotype and phenotype
Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities
Genetic counseling and testing
4. Prenatal development and birth
From zygote to newborn
Risk reduction
Birth
pt. II. The first two years
5. The first two years : biosocial development
Body changes
Brain development
Sensation and movement
Public health measures
6. The first two years : cognitive development
Sensorimotor intelligence
Information processing
Language : what develops in the first two years?
7. The first two years : psychosocial development
Emotional development
Theories of infant psychosocial development
The development of social bonds
Conclusions in theory and in practice
pt. III. Early childhood
8. Early childhood : biosocial development
Body changes
Brain development
Improved motor skills
In juries and abuse
9. Early childhood : cognitive development
Piaget and Vygotsky
Children's theories
Language
Early-childhood education
10. Early childhood : psychosocial development
Emotional development
Play
Challenges for parents
Moral development
Becoming boys and girls
pt. IV. Middle childhood
11. Middle childhood : biosocial development
A healthy time
Two common health problems
Brain development
Children with special needs
12. Middle childhood : cognitive development
Building on theory
Language
Teaching and learning
13. Middle childhood : psychosocial development
The nature of the child
Families and children
The peer group
Children's moral codes
pt. V. Adolescence
14. Adolescence : biosocial development
Puberty begins
Nutrition
The transformations of puberty
Health hazards
15. Adolescence : cognitive development
Neurological development
Adolescent thinking
Teaching and learning
16. Adolescence : psychosocial development
Identity
Relationships with elders and peers
Sexuality
Sadness and anger
Epilogue. Emerging adulthood
Biosocial development
Cognitive development
Psychosocial development
Appendix A. Supplemental charts, graphs, and tables
Appendix B. More about research methods
Appendix C. Suggestions for research assignments
Glossary
References
Name index
Subject index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
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