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Section I The Study of Child Development: Then and Now
  1. Early Approaches
  2. Studying the Life Span
  3. New Frontiers
  4. An Emerging Consensus
Section II The Study of Child Development : Basic Concepts
  1. Developmental Processes: Change and Stability
  2. Domains of Development
  3. Periods of Development
Section III Influences on Development
  1. Heredity, Environment, and Maturation
  2. Major Contextual Influences
    1. Family
    2. Socioeconomic Status and Neighborhood
    3. Culture and Ethnicity
    4. The Historical Context
  3. Normative and Nonnormative Influences
  4. Timing of Influences: Critical or Sensitive Periods





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