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Current Readings in Lifespan Development

ISBN: 9780205322190 | 0205322190
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 6/1/2001

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SummaryTable of Contents
This reader, organized chronologically, is composed of articles from scientific journals that introduce students to contemporary research in the field. Readings are arranged by chronological age periods to correspond with most lifespan development textbooks, and will provide students with a deeper understanding of developmental psychology and familiarize them with contemporary research in the field.
Prefaceix
INFANCY
Infants' Perception of Dynamic Affective Expressions: Do Infants Distinguish Specific Expressions?
1(9)
Nelson H. Soken
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Anne D. Pick
Cultural Differences in Maternal Beliefs and Behaviors: A Study of Middle-Class Anglo and Puerto Rican Mother-Infant Pairs in Four Everyday Situations
10(14)
Robin L. Harwood
Axel Schoelmerich
Pamela A. Schulze
Zenaida Gonzalez
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Universal, Developmental, and Variable Aspects of Young Children's Play: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Pretending at Home
24(14)
Wendy L. Haight
Xiao-lei Wang
Heidi Han-tih Fung
Kimberley Williams
Judith Mintz
Effects of Repeated Exposures to a Single Episode of the Television Program Blue's Clues on the Viewing Behaviors and Comprehension of Preschool Children
38(11)
Alisha M. Crawley
Daniel R. Anderson
Alice Wilder
Marsha Williams
Angela Santomero
MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
Myths and Realities about Words and Literacy
49(10)
Marilyn Jager Adams
Marcia K. Henry
Social Risks and Psychological Adjustment: A Comparison of African American and South African Children
59(14)
Oscar A. Barbarin
Moral Theme Comprehension in Children
73(15)
Darcia Narvaez
Tracy Gleason
Christyan Mitchell
Jennifer Bentley
ADOLESCENCE
Why Abstinent Adolescents Report They Have Not Had Sex: Understanding Sexually Resilient Youth
88(11)
Lynn Blinn-Pike
Perceived Competence and Self-Worth during Adolescence: A Longitudinal Behavioral Genetic Study
99(16)
Shirley McGuire
Beth Manke
Kimberly J. Saudino
David Reiss
E. Mavis Hetherington
Robert Plomin
Attitudes toward Family Obligations among American Adolescents with Asian, Latin American, and European Backgrounds
115(17)
Andrew J. Fuligni
Vivian Tseng
May Lam
EARLY ADULTHOOD
Developmental Aspects in Students' Course Selection
132(15)
Elisha Babad
John M. Darley
Henry Kaplowitz
Envisioning Fatherhood: A Social Psychological Perspective on Young Men without Kids
147(14)
William Marsiglio
Sally Hutchinson
Mark Cohan
EARLY/MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: A Review of the Literature
161(12)
Bridget Fitzgerald
The Family in Jewish Tradition
173(8)
Shlomo A. Sharlin
MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Women's Personality in Middle Age: Gender, History, and Midcourse Corrections
181(14)
Abigail J. Stewart
Joan M. Ostrove
Creativity: Cognitive, Personal, Developmental, and Social Aspects
195(11)
Dean Keith Simonton
MIDDLE/LATE ADULTHOOD
Differences in Familism Values and Caregiving Outcomes among Korean, Korean American, and White American Dementia Caregivers
206(14)
Gahyun Youn
Hyun-Suk Jeong
Bob G. Knight
Donna Benton
LATE ADULTHOOD
The Meaning of Aging and the Future of Social Security
220(6)
Thomas R. Cole
Daniel G. Stevenson
EARLY, MIDDLE, AND LATE ADULTHOOD
Unasked-For Support and Unsolicited Advice: Age and the Quality of Social Experience
226(20)
Jacqui Smith
Jacqueline J. Goodnow
DEATH
Holocaust Survivors' Perspectives on the Euthanasia Debate
246(13)
Ronit D. Leichtentritt
Kathryn D. Rettig
Steven H. Miles
Answers to Multiple-Choice Self-Study Questions259


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