Synopses & Reviews
John Santrock’s Child Development is widely considered the most accurate and up-to-date, topically-organized text in the field. Used by hundreds of thousands of students over ten editions, its learning-goals-driven learning system provides a clearer understanding of the content. The fully revised eleventh edition reinforces the highly contemporary tone and focus by featuring hundreds of new citations, including material from chapters from the sixth edition of the Handbook of Child Psychology .
About the Author
John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He taught at the University of Charleston and the University of Georgia before joining the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches developmental psychology and educational psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and introductory psychology at the undergraduate level. Dr. Santrock's research on father custody is widely cited and used in expert witness testimony to promote flexibility and alternative considerations in custody disputes. His research has included publication in the Journal of Educational Psychology that focus on the contextual aspects of affectively-toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He recently was a member of the editorial board of Developmental Psychology and his publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: CHILD DEVELOPMENT, Eighth Edition; LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT, Seventh Edition; CHILDREN, Sixth Edition; PSYCHOLOGY, Sixth Edition; and EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Table of Contents
Section 1: The Nature of Child Development Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Science of Child Development Section 2: Biologial Processes, Physical Development, and Perceptual Development Chapter 3: Biological Beginnings Chapter 4: Prenatal Development and Birth Chapter 5: Physical Development and Health Chapter 6: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development Section 3: Cognition and Language Chapter 7: Cognitive Development Approaches Chapter 8: Information Processing Chapter 9: Intelligence Chapter 10: Language Development Section 4: Socioemotional Development Chapter 11: Emotional Development Chapter 12: The Self and Identity Chapter 13: Gender Chapter 14: Moral Development Section 5: Social Contexts of Development Chapter 15: Families Chapter 16: Peers Chapter 17: Schools and Achievement Chapter 18: Culture