Exploring Child Development: Transactions and Transformations
- ISBN-10
- 0205193668
- ISBN-13
- 9780205193660
- Series
- Exploring Child Development
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 604
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon
- Authors
- Carol Lynn Martin, Richard A. Fabes
Description
* The text is organized in seven parts, each consisting of two chapters: * Part I covers the field of child development, including overviews of historical foundations, general theories, and the scientific method. * Part II contains two chapters on the genetic and environmental bases for prenatal development, birth, and neonatal development. * Parts III-VII each integrate a chapter on physical and cognitive development and a chapter on social and emotional development. * Part III covers development during infancy and toddlerhood. * Parts IV and V have two chapters each on early childhood and late childhood. * Parts VI and VII have two chapters each on early adolescence and late adolescence. * Unit part openers provide a personal vignette, unit overview, and set of learning objectives. * Part closures, called Grasping The Whole, include a Benchmarks chart that summarizes developmental changes in terms of the four developmental domains (physical, cognitive, social, and emotional). * Grasping The Whole also contains a For More Info section with annotated recommended readings, relevant organizations, and websites. * In Research Focus features in every chapter report in-depth on cont
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