Child and adolescent development : an integrated approach / David F. Bjorklund, Carlos Hernández Blasi

By: Bjorklund, David F [author]
Contributor(s): Blasi, Carlos Hernández [author]
Language: English Publisher: Singapore : Cengage Learning Asia Pte., 2015Edition: First editionDescription: xxv, 768 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9789814653312Subject(s): Psychology | Child development. DDC classification: 305.231
Contents:
Contents PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 1. Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development. 2. Theories and Contexts of Development. 3. Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate. 4. Physical Development. PART II: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: BECOMING A PROBLEM SOLVER. 5. What Do Infants Know and When and How do They Know It? 6. The Symbolic Child: Piaget's Theory and Beyond. 7. Understanding Self and Others. 8. Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory. 9. Language Development. 10. Intelligence and School Achievement. PART III: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: BECOMING A SOCIAL BEING. 11. Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development. 12. Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care. 13. The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization. 14. Competing and Cooperating with Peers. 15. The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
Summary: Shows how the major perspectives on human development must be integrated - rather than presented as contrasting and sometimes contradictory ways of looking at development - in order to meaningfully understand infants, children, and adolescents as well as how they develop.
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Contents PART I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 1. Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development. 2. Theories and Contexts of Development. 3. Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate. 4. Physical Development. PART II: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: BECOMING A PROBLEM SOLVER. 5. What Do Infants Know and When and How do They Know It? 6. The Symbolic Child: Piaget's Theory and Beyond. 7. Understanding Self and Others. 8. Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory. 9. Language Development. 10. Intelligence and School Achievement. PART III: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: BECOMING A SOCIAL BEING. 11. Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development. 12. Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care. 13. The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization. 14. Competing and Cooperating with Peers. 15. The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

Shows how the major perspectives on human development must be integrated - rather than presented as contrasting and sometimes contradictory ways of looking at development - in order to meaningfully understand infants, children, and adolescents as well as how they develop.

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