A Child's World: Infancy Through Adolescence, 12/e
Diane E Papalia Ruth Duskin Feldman
ISBN: 0073532045 Copyright year: 2011
Feature Summary
Continued emphasis on cultural and historical influences on development includes cross-cultural research throughout the text and highlights it in Around the World boxes, reflecting the diversity of the population in the United States and in other societies, exposing students to the diversity of cultures around the world.
Visual Assets Database, McGraw-Hill's online database of video & audio clips, photographs, and illustrations for instructors, features improved asset quality, all downloadable to any location you choose. You can customize classroom presentations by downloading the videos to your computer and showing them on their own or by inserting them into your course cartridge or PowerPoint presentations.
Integration of cognitive neuroscience includes sections on brain development in middle childhood, adolescence, and in the fetus and infant, helping instructors to expose their students to the latest research on the role of the brain in cognition and emotions.
Dedicated coverage of evolutionary theory as it affects the study of child development features evolutionary interpretations of topics ranging from maternal nutrition and early sensory abilities to gender, integrating the newest research in evolutionary theory so instructors can keep their course and their students apprised of the latest developments.
Comprehensive pedagogic support includes Guideposts for Study, Checkpoints, What's Your View? questions, Summary and Key Terms, Part Previews, and Part Overviews, preparing students for the material they are about to read and guiding them through the reading process.
2011