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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Chapter Outline


Section I The Developing Self

  1. The Self-Concept and Cognitive Development
    1. Early Self-Concept Development: The Continuous Self
    2. Self-Definition: A Neo-Piagetian View
  2. Understanding Emotions
    1. Emotions Directed Toward the Self
    2. Simultaneous Emotions
  3. Erikson: Initiative Versus Guilt
  4. Self-Esteem

Section II Gender

  1. Gender Differences
  2. Perspectives on Gender Development: Nature and Nurture
    1. Biological Approach
    2. Psychoanalytic Approach
    3. Cognitive Approach
    4. Socialization-Based Approach

Section III Play: The Business of Early Childhood

  1. Types of Play
  2. The Social Dimension of Play
  3. How Gender Influences Play
  4. How Culture Influences Play

Section IV Parenting

  1. Forms of Discipline
    1. Reinforcement and Punishment
    2. Power Assertion, Induction, and Withdrawal of Love
  2. Parenting Styles
    1. Baumrind's Model
    2. Support and Critics of Baumrind's Model
    3. Cultural Differences in Parenting Styles
  3. Promoting Altruism and Dealing with Aggression and Fearfulness
    1. Prosocial Behavior
    2. Aggression
    3. Fearfulness

Section V Relationships with Other Children

  1. Siblings--or Their Absence
    1. Brothers and Sisters
    2. The Only Child
  2. Playmates and Friends
    1. Choosing Playmates and Friends
    2. Characteristics and Effects of Friendships
    3. Parenting and Popularity
    4. Helping Children with Peer Relations