Charlotte J. Patterson,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ISBN: 0072347953 Copyright year: 2008
Table of Contents
BEGINNINGS 1 Introduction to Child Development
Basic Concepts and Issues in Child Development
Historical Views of Childhood
Theoretical Perspectives
Research in Child Development
Critical Thinking 2 Heredity, Environment, and Prenatal Development
Genetics and Heredity
Process of Conception
Stages of Prenatal Development
Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development 3 Birth and the Newborn Infant
Process of Childbirth
Medical Techniques During Labor and Delivery
Birth Complications
Characteristics of the Newborn
The Newborn Infant in the Family
INFANCY AND THE TODDLER YEARS 4 Physical Development and Health During Infancy and the Toddler Years
Physical Growth
Motor Development
Sensory and Perceptual Development
Basic Needs
Health and Safety Concerns 5 Cognitive and Language Development During Infancy and the Toddler Years
Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Theory
Contemporary Perspectives on Early Cognitive Development
Individual Differences in Early Cognitive Development
The Beginnings of Language 6 Social and Emotional Development During Infancy and the Toddler Years
How Infants and Toddlers Experience and Express Emotions
Infant and Toddler Temperament
Development of Attachment Relationships
Development of Self-Awareness and Autonomy
Child Maltreatment
EARLY CHILDHOOD 7 Physical Growth and Health During Early Childhood
Growth of the Body
Brain Development
Motor Development
Health and Wellness 8 Cognitive Development During Early Childhood
Advances in Children's Thinking:Representational Skill and Pretend Play
Information Processing Approaches
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Approach
Individual Differences in Cognitive Development 9 Social and Emotional Development During Early Childhood
Development of Self-Understanding
Growth of Emotional Self-Regulation
Gender and the Self
Parent-Child Realtionships
Peer and Sibling Relationships
Agression, Prosocial Behavior, and Self-Control
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD 10 Physical Growth and Health in Middle Childhood
Growth of the Body
Health and Wellness
Motor Development
Children With Special Needs 11 Cognitive Development During Middle Childhood
Piaget’s Theory: Concrete Operational Thought
Information Processing Perspectives
Intelligence
Language Development
Schooling and Cognitive Development 12 Social and Emotional Development During Middle Childhood
Development of Self-Concepts
Family Influences on Social Development
Growth of Peer Relations
Environments of Social Development
Common Problems During Middle Childhood
ADOLESCENCE 13 Physical Development and Health During Adolescence
What Is Adolescence?
Physical Maturation
Adolescent Sexuality
Health and Safety Concerns 14 Cognitive Development During Adolescence
Piaget’s Theory: Formal Operational Thought
Recent Approaches to Adolescent Cognitive Development
Moral Development
Schools and Schooling 15 Social and Emotional Development During Adolescence
Self and Identity
Family Contexts of Social and Emotional Development
Peer Contexts of Social and Emotional Development
Risks and Problems
Moving Toward Adulthood
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