Child, Adolescent and Family Development
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3, 8/30/2012
EAN 9781107402164, ISBN10: 1107402166
Paperback, 640 pages, 25 x 19 x 3.1 cm
Language: English
The third edition of Child, Adolescent and Family Development provides a comprehensive, readable study of human development from conception to adulthood. It explores the foundations of modern developmental thought, incorporating the latest in international research set within a cultural and historical context. Richly illustrated and enhanced by a range of practical teaching resources, this clear and engaging text is intended to reach students across a range of teaching, psychology, social science and health science disciplines. By employing a thematic approach within the chronologically ordered chapters, this text offers a systematic and intuitive structure for both learning and teaching. This new edition features a set of fully updated case studies that consider current trends and issues in developmental theory and practice, as well as end-of-chapter sections that address important stages in the family life cycle.
Part I. The Study of Human Development
1. Seeing children in context
2. Concepts of development
3. Theoretical foundations of child development
Part II. Conception and Birth
4. Prenatal development
5. Birth and the newborn child
Part III. Infancy
6. Physical development in infancy
7. Cognitive development in infancy
8. Social and emotional development in infancy
Part IV. Toddlerhood
9. Physical development of toddlers
10. Cognitive development of toddlers
11. Social and emotional development of toddlers
Part V. The Pre-school Years
12. Physical development of pre-schoolers
13. Cognitive development of pre-schoolers
14. Social and emotional development of pre-schoolers
Part VI. Middle Childhood
15. Physical development in middle childhood
16. Cognitive development in middle childhood
17. Social and emotional development in middle childhood
Part VII. Adolescence
18. Adolescent physical development and health issues
19. Cognitive development in adolescence
20. Social and emotional development in adolescence
Part VIII. Studying Human Development
21. Towards a life span perspective.