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Child Development: Context, Culture, and Cascades seeks to convey the wonder and awe of child development. Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda aims to inspire students to understand the process of change and to think about change through the eyes of a developmental scientist.
A new child development text that presents a contemporary understanding of development today. Written by an active researcher this text is informed by the importance of socio-cultural context, the interconnectedness of developmental domains and a focus on contemporary research.
To appreciate child development requires understanding the basics: What is changing and why? Accordingly, each chapter describes changes in a select domain of development at a specific time in childhood (the what), and considers the many forces that spur changes in children (the how). Within and across chapters, students will learn about interactions between biology and environment; the role of contexts (e.g., family, school, community, and so on) in development; and how cultural views and practices infuse children's everyday lives. Finally, because the path of a river is affected by the flowing waters that preceded it, students will come to appreciate how small changes can exert downstream effects on development in the process of developmental cascades. Changing children swim in ever-changing waters. However, beyond providing the fundamentals of child development, the ultimate message of this book runs much deeper than words on a page. Students will see that answers to the "whats" and "hows" of change are both fundamental to science and hold a key to improving the lives of children and families around the world.
Contents
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: Goals, Theories, and Methods
Chapter 2: Heredity, Environment, and the Brain
Chapter 3: Prenatal and Postnatal Health and Physical Development
PART 2: INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD
Chapter 4: Perceptual and Motor Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 6: Language Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Chapter 7: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
PART 3: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Chapter 8: Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Cognitive and Language Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
PART 4: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Chapter 11: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood
Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 13: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
PART 5: ADOLESCENCE
Chapter 14: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence
Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence