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Child Psychology: A Contemporary View Point

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Publisher Comments:

This thoroughly revised edition of a classic text uses a topical organization to emphasize the processes of development. It examines a variety of theoretical viewpoints, providing students with a well balanced view of a child’s developmental process; all of the chapters are thoroughly grounded in research. In this edition, a new co-author, esteemed cognitive developmentalist Mary Gauvain, joins E. Mavis Hetherington, Ross Parke, and Virginia Locke--creating a true powerhouse in developmental psychology.

Book News Annotation:

Emphasizing the interplay across biological, emotional, cognitive, and social growth, this textbook describes changes in a child's capacities and behaviors from the moment of conception through adolescence, and uncovers the processes that underlie these changes. The sixth edition adds sections on sexual orientation, co-parenting, romantic relationships among teenagers, and the affective side of morality.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book News Annotation:

Emphasizing the interplay across biological, emotional, cognitive, and social growth, this textbook describes changes in a child's capacities and behaviors from the moment of conception through adolescence, and uncovers the processes that underlie these changes. The sixth edition adds sections on sexual orientation, co-parenting, romantic relationships among teenagers, and the affective side of morality. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Ross D. Parke is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and director of the Center for Family Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is a past President of Division 7, the Developmental Psychology Division, of the American Psychological Association, and in 1995 received the g. Stanley Hall Award from this APA division. Park was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1997. He is currently editor of theJournal of Family Psychology and has served as editor of Developmental Psychology and as associate editor of Child Development. Parke is author of Fatherhood; co-author of The Throwaway Father, with Armin Brott; and co-editor of Family-Peer Relationships: In Search of the Linkages, with Gary Ladd, Children in Time and Place, with Glen Elder and John Modell, and Exploring Family Relationships with other Social Contexts, with Sheppard Kellam. Parke's research has focused on early social relationships in infancy and childhood. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and is well known for his early work on the effects of punishment, aggression, and child abuse and for his work on the father's role in infancy and early childhood. His current work focuses on the link between family and peer social systems and on the impact of economic stress on families of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Virginia Otis Locke has been a professional writer and editor for more than twenty years. She is an author of Introduction to Theories of Personality,, with Calvin Hall, Gardner Lindzey, John Loehlin, and Martin Manosevitz, and of several other books. Both while a senior development editor at Prentice Hall and as a freelance writer-editor, Locke has developed many books in the behavioral sciences. As writer-editor at Cornell Medical College/New York Hospital Medical Center, she also wrote and edited professional and lay articles in the field of cardiovascular medicine. Locke received her B.A. from Barnard College and earned her M.A. in the doctoral clinical psychology program at Duke University. For several years she was a staff psychologist at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York City. Her biography is included in Who's Who in America and Who's Who of American Women. Locke is studying elementary education and plans to teach in the early grades.

Table of Contents

1. Child Development: Themes, Theories, and Methods

Themes of Development

Theoretical Perspectives on Development

Developmental Themes and Theoretical Perspectives: An Overview

Making the Connections 1.1

Research Methods in Child Psychology

Making the Connections 1.2

Summary

Explore and Discuss

2. Heredity and the Environment

The Process of Genetic Transmission

Genetic Influences on Development

Genetic Counseling and Genetic Engineering

Heredity-Environment Interactions

Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences

Making the Connections 2

Summary

Explore and Discuss

3. Prenatal Development and Birth

Stages of Prenatal Development

Risks in the Prenatal Environment

Birth and the Beginnings of Life

Vulnerability and Resilience in Children at Risk

Making the Connections 3

Summary

Explore and Discuss

4. Infancy: Sensation, Perception, and Learning

The Newborn

The Infant's Sensory and Perceptual Capacities

Early Learning and Memory

Making the Connections 4

Summary

Explore and Discuss

5. The Child's Growth: Brain, Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Maturation

Brain Development in Infancy

Motor Development

Physical Growth

Sexual Maturation

Making the Connections 5

Summary

Explore and Discuss

6. Emotional Development and Attachment

Early Emotional Development

Recognizing Emotions in Others

The Beginnings of Specific Emotions

Learning to Regulate Emotions

How Children Think about Emotions

The Development of Attachment

The Nature and Quality of Attachment

Making the Connections 6

Summary

Explore and Discuss

7. Language and Communication

The Components of

Product Details

ISBN:
9780073012315
Subtitle:
A Contemporary Viewpoint by Hetherington,
Publisher:
Academic Internet Publishers
Author:
Hetherington Et Al, Et Al
Author:
Cram101 Textbook Reviews
Author:
Locke, Virginia Otis
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Parke, Ross D.
Author:
All Material Written by Cram101, Materia
Author:
Gauvain, Mary
Author:
Cram 101
Author:
Hetherington, E. Mavis
Subject:
Child Development
Subject:
Child Psychology
Subject:
Developmental - Child
Subject:
Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent
Subject:
General
Copyright:
Edition Number:
6
Publication Date:
July 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
236
Dimensions:
11.00x8.25x.50 in. 1.19 lbs.
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