The Developing Person through Childhood and Adolescence

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Examine childhood and adolescent development and get a stronger picture of this maturing area of study through the cross-cultural, real-life examples and research presented in Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence. Front Matter......Page 2 Half Title Page......Page 3 Half Title Page......Page 4 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 About the Author......Page 7 Brief Contents......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Preface......Page 27 Part I The Beginnings......Page 41 Chapter 1 The Science of Human Development......Page 45 Understanding How and Why......Page 49 The Life-Span Perspective......Page 57 Designing Science......Page 78 Cautions and Challenges from Science......Page 88 Ethics......Page 94 Ethics......Page 96 Ethics......Page 97 Chapter 2 Theories......Page 98 What Theories Do......Page 103 Grand Theories......Page 107 Newer Theories......Page 129 What Theories Contribute......Page 145 What Theories Contribute......Page 148 What Theories Contribute......Page 150 What Theories Contribute......Page 151 Chapter 3 The New Genetics......Page 152 The Genetic Code......Page 156 New Cells, New People......Page 167 From Genotype to Phenotype......Page 177 Chromosomal and Genetic Problems......Page 187 A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 199 A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 201 A Case To Study: Raising Healthy Children......Page 202 Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth......Page 203 Prenatal Development......Page 206 Birth......Page 217 Problems and Solutions......Page 227 The New Family......Page 249 Family Bonding......Page 258 Family Bonding......Page 260 Family Bonding......Page 261 Part II The First Two Years......Page 262 Chapter 5 The First Two Years: Biosocial Development......Page 266 Body Changes......Page 270 A View from Science: Face Recognition......Page 290 Surviving in Good Health......Page 301 Nutrition......Page 313 Nutrition......Page 315 Nutrition......Page 316 Chapter 6 The First Two Years: Cognitive Development......Page 317 Sensorimotor Intelligence......Page 320 Information Processing......Page 329 Language: What Develops in the First Two Years?......Page 337 Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 355 Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 357 Opposing Perspectives: Language and Video......Page 358 Chapter 7 The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development......Page 359 Emotional Development......Page 363 The Development of Social Bonds......Page 374 Theories of Infant Psychosocial Development......Page 391 Conclusion......Page 407 Conclusion......Page 409 Conclusion......Page 410 Conclusion......Page 411 Part III Early Childhood......Page 414 Chapter 8 Early Childhood: Biosocial Development......Page 418 Body Changes......Page 422 Advancing Motor Skills......Page 434 Injuries and Abuse......Page 444 Child Maltreatment......Page 451 Preventing Maltreatment......Page 461 Preventing Maltreatment......Page 463 Preventing Maltreatment......Page 464 Chapter 9 Early Childhood: Cognitive Development......Page 465 Thinking During Early Childhood......Page 469 Language Learning......Page 486 Early-Childhood Schooling......Page 493 Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 506 Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 508 Long-Term Gains from Intensive Programs......Page 509 Chapter 10 Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development......Page 510 Emotional Development......Page 514 Play......Page 522 Challenges for Caregivers......Page 533 What Is Best?......Page 553 What Is Best?......Page 554 What Is Best?......Page 555 What Is Best?......Page 556 Part IV Middle Childhood......Page 559 Chapter 11 Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development......Page 563 A Healthy Time......Page 567 Children with Special Brains and Bodies......Page 580 Special Education......Page 597 Gifted and Talented......Page 606 Gifted and Talented......Page 608 Gifted and Talented......Page 609 Chapter 12 Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development......Page 610 Building on Theory......Page 614 Language......Page 627 Teaching and Learning......Page 636 Choices and Complications......Page 656 Choices and Complications......Page 658 Choices and Complications......Page 659 Chapter 13 Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development......Page 660 The Nature of the Child......Page 664 Families and Children......Page 675 The Peer Group......Page 693 Childrens Moral Values......Page 703 What Children Value......Page 711 What Children Value......Page 713 What Children Value......Page 714 What Children Value......Page 715 Part V Adolescence......Page 718 Chapter 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development......Page 722 Puberty Begins......Page 726 Growth and Nutrition......Page 742 Sexual Maturation......Page 752 Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 762 Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 764 Sexual Problems in Adolescence......Page 765 Chapter 15 Adolescence: Cognitive Development......Page 766 Logic and Self......Page 770 Digital Natives......Page 787 Secondary Education......Page 795 Variability......Page 807 Variability......Page 809 Variability......Page 810 Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development......Page 811 Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development......Page 815 Relationships with Adults......Page 822 Peer Power......Page 828 Sadness and Anger......Page 840 Drug Use and Abuse......Page 849 Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 859 Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 861 Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 862 Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?......Page 863 Epilogue Emerging Adulthood......Page 866 Biosocial Development......Page 870 Cognitive Development......Page 873 Psychosocial Development......Page 882 Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 893 Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 894 Concluding Questions and Hopes......Page 895 Back Matter......Page 896 Footnotes......Page 902 Glossary......Page 904 References......Page 946 Name Index......Page 1053 Subject Index......Page 1131