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Children And Their Development

by: Kail, Robert V.

Children And Their Development

by: Kail, Robert V.

ISBN 13:
9780131949119
ISBN 10:
013194911X
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2010
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Written by a well-known and respected researcher in the field of child development, this TOPICALLY organized text uses unique and effective pedagogy as the framework of the entire text. Designed to demonstrate how research translates into practice with accessible writing, a modular format, and application-based features such as: Focus on Research, Real Children, Cultural Influences, and Child and Development and Family Policy.

Preface

xvii

The Science of Child Development

(36)

Setting the Stage

(4)

Historical Views of Children and Childhood

(1)

Origins of a New Science

(3)

Foundational Theories of Child Development

(9)

The Biological Perspective

(1)

The Psychodynamic Perspective

(1)

The Learning Perspective

(2)

The Cognitive-Developmental Perspective

(1)

The Contextual Perspective

(3)

Themes in Child-Development Research

(3)

Early Development Is Related to Later Development but Not Perfectly

(1)

Development Is Always Jointly Influenced by Heredity and Environment

(1)

Children Influence Their Own Development

(1)

Development in Different Domains Is Connected

(1)

Doing Child-Development Research

(18)

Measurement in Child-Development Research

(4)

General Designs for Research

(3)

Designs for Studying Age-Related Change

(5)

Ethical Responsibilities

(1)

Communicating Research Results

(2)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Genetic Bases of Child Development

(22)

Mechanisms of Heredity

(8)

The Biology of Heredity

(2)

Single Gene Inheritance

(2)

Genetic Disorders

(4)

Heredity, Environment, and Development

(12)

Behavioral Genetics

(6)

Paths From Genes to Behavior

(4)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

(1)

Summary

(1)

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

(40)

From Conception to Birth

(6)

Period of the Zygote (Weeks 1--2)

(1)

Period of the Embryo (Weeks 3--8)

(2)

Period of the Fetus (Weeks 9--38)

(3)

Influences on Prenatal Development

(14)

General Risk Factors

(4)

Teratogens: Diseases, Drugs, and Environmental Hazards

(4)

How Teratogens Influence Prenatal Development

(2)

Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment

(3)

Happy Birthday!

(9)

Labor and Delivery

(1)

Approaches to Childbirth

(2)

Adjusting to Parenthood

(1)

Birth Complications

(4)

The Newborn

(9)

Assessing the Newborn

(2)

The Newborn's Reflexes

(1)

Newborn States

(2)

Perception and Learning in the Newborn

(1)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

(2)

Summary

(1)

Growth and Health

100

(32)

Physical Growth

102

(15)

Features of Human Growth

102

(3)

Mechanisms of Physical Growth

105

(4)

The Adolescent Growth Spurt and Puberty

109

(8)

Challenges to Healthy Growth

117

(6)

Malnutrition

117

(1)

Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia

118

(1)

Obesity

119

(1)

Disease

120

(1)

Accidents

121

(2)

The Developing Nervous System

123

(9)

Organization of the Mature Brain

123

(1)

The Developing Brain

124

(5)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

129

(2)

Summary

131

(1)

Perceptual and Motor Development

132

(30)

Basic Sensory and Perceptual Processes

134

(7)

Smell, Taste, and Touch

135

(1)

Hearing

136

(1)

Seeing

137

(1)

Integrating Sensory Information

138

(3)

Complex Perceptual and Attentional Processes

141

(10)

Perceiving Objects

141

(6)

Attention

147

(1)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

148

(3)

Motor Development

151

(11)

Locomotion

152

(3)

Fine-Motor Skills

155

(2)

Physical Fitness

157

(3)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

160

(1)

Summary

161

(1)

Theories of Cognitive Development

162

(36)

Setting the Stage: Piaget's Theory

164

(10)

Basic Principles of Piaget's Theory

164

(2)

Stages of Cognitive Development

166

(5)

Piaget's Contributions to Child Development

171

(3)

Modern Theories of Cognitive Development

174

(11)

The Sociocultural Perspective: Vygotsky's Theory

174

(4)

Information Processing

178

(5)

Care-Knowledge Theories

183

(2)

Understanding in Core Domains

185

(13)

Understanding Objects and Their Properties

186

(2)

Understanding Living Things

188

(2)

Understanding People

190

(6)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

196

(1)

Summary

197

(1)

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

198

(38)

Memory

200

(12)

Origins of Memory

200

(1)

Strategies for Remembering

201

(2)

Knowledge and Memory

203

(9)

Problem Solving

212

(7)

Developmental Trends in Solving Problems

212

(2)

Features of Children's and Adolescents' Problem Solving

214

(4)

Scientific Problem Solving

218

(1)

Academic Skills

219

(17)

Reading

220

(5)

Writing

225

(2)

Knowing and Using Numbers

227

(7)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

234

(1)

Summary

235

(1)

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

236

(30)

What Is Intelligence?

238

(7)

Psychometric Theories

238

(1)

Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences

239

(3)

Sternberg's Theory of Successful Intelligence

242

(3)

Measuring Intelligence

245

(11)

Binet and the Development of Intelligence Testing

246

(2)

Do Tests Work?

248

(3)

Hereditary and Environmental Factors

251

(3)

Impact of Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status

254

(2)

Special Children, Special Needs

256

(10)

Gifted and Creative Children

257

(2)

Children With Mental Retardation

259

(1)

Children With Learning Disabilities

260

(3)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

263

(2)

Summary

265

(1)

Language and Communication

266

(34)

The Road to Speech

268

(6)

Elements of Language

268

(1)

Perceiving Speech

269

(3)

First Steps to Speech

272

(2)

Learning the Meanings of Words

274

(10)

Understanding Words as Symbols

274

(1)

Fast Mapping Meanings to Words

275

(4)

Individual Differences in Word Learning

279

(1)

Encouraging Word Learning

280

(3)

Beyond Words: Other Symbols

283

(1)

Speaking in Sentences

284

(7)

From Two-Word Speech to Complex Sentences

285

(2)

How Do Children Acquire Grammar?

287

(4)

Using Language to Communicate

291

(9)

Taking Turns

292

(1)

Speaking Effectively

293

(3)

Listening Well

296

(2)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

298

(1)

Summary

299

(1)

Emotional Development

300

(30)

Emerging Emotions

302

(9)

The Function of Emotions

302

(1)

Experiencing and Expressing Emotions

303

(4)

Recognizing and Using Others' Emotions

307

(2)

Regulating Emotions

309

(2)

Temperament

311

(7)

What Is Temperament?

311

(2)

Hereditary and Environmental Contributions to Temperament

313

(1)

Stability of Temperament

314

(1)

Temperament and Other Aspects of Development

315

(3)

Attachment

318

(12)

The Growth of Attachment

319

(2)

The Quality of Attachment

321

(6)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

327

(2)

Summary

329

(1)

Understanding Self and Others

330

(32)

Who Am I? Self-Concept

332

(10)

Origins of Self-Recognition

332

(2)

The Evolving Self-Concept

334

(1)

The Search for Identity

335

(7)

Self-Esteem

342

(9)

Measuring Self-Esteem

342

(3)

Developmental Change in Self-Esteem

345

(3)

Sources of Self-Esteem

348

(2)

Low Self-Esteem: Cause or Consequence?

350

(1)

Understanding Others

351

(11)

Describing Others

352

(1)

Understanding What Others Think

353

(2)

Prejudice

355

(4)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

359

(2)

Summary

361

(1)

Moral Understanding and Behavior

362

(34)

Self-Control

364

(5)

Beginnings of Self-Control

364

(3)

Influences on Self-Control

367

(1)

Improving Children's Self-Control

368

(1)

Reasoning About Moral Issues

369

(11)

Piaget's Views

370

(1)

Kohlberg's Theory

371

(4)

Beyond Kohlberg's Theory

375

(3)

Promoting Moral Reasoning

378

(2)

Helping Others

380

(5)

Development of Prosocial Behavior

380

(1)

Skills Underlying Prosocial Behavior

381

(1)

Situational Influences

382

(1)

Socializing Prosocial Behavior

383

(2)

Aggression

385

(11)

Changes and Stability

385

(2)

Roots of Aggressive Behavior

387

(4)

Victims of Aggression

391

(3)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

394

(1)

Summary

395

(1)

Gender and Development

396

(30)

Gender Stereotypes

398

(4)

How Do We View Men and Women?

398

(1)

Learning Gender Stereotypes

399

(3)

Differences Related to Gender

402

(9)

Differences in Physical Development and Behavior

403

(1)

Differences in Intellectual Abilities and Achievement

404

(3)

Differences in Personality and Social Behavior

407

(2)

Frank Talk about Gender Differences

409

(2)

Gender Identity

411

(9)

The Socializing Influences of People and the Media

412

(5)

Cognitive Theories of Gender Identity

417

(2)

Biological Influences

419

(1)

Gender Roles in Transition

420

(6)

Emerging Gender Roles

420

(1)

Beyond Traditional Gender Roles

421

(3)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

424

(1)

Summary

425

(1)

Family Relationships

426

(32)

Parenting

428

(9)

The Family as a System

428

(2)

Styles of Parenting

430

(2)

Parental Behavior

432

(3)

Influences of the Marital System

435

(1)

Children's Contributions

436

(1)

The Changing Family

437

(7)

Impact of Divorce on Children

438

(2)

Blended Families

440

(1)

The Role of Grandparents

441

(2)

Children of Gay and Lesbian Parents

443

(1)

Brothers and Sisters

444

(5)

Firstborn, Laterborn, and Only Children

445

(2)

Qualities of Sibling Relationships

447

(2)

Maltreatment: Parent-Child Relationships Gone Awry

449

(9)

Consequences of Maltreatment

450

(1)

Causes of Maltreatment

451

(2)

Preventing Maltreatment

453

(2)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

455

(2)

Summary

457

(1)

Influences Beyond the Family

458

(36)

Peers

460

(15)

Development of Peer Interactions

460

(4)

Friendship

464

(4)

Romantic Relationships

468

(3)

Groups

471

(1)

Popularity and Rejection

472

(3)

Electronic Media

475

(5)

Television

475

(4)

Computers

479

(1)

Institutional Influences

480

(14)

Day Care

480

(3)

Part-Time Employment

483

(2)

Neighborhoods

485

(4)

School

489

(3)

See for Yourself, Resources, Key Terms

492

(1)

Summary

493

(1)

Glossary

494

(7)

References

501

(24)

Acknowledgments

525

(2)

Name Index

527

(10)

Subject Index

537

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