The Development of Children

Eighth Edition

Publication Date: June 20, 2018

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319135737

Pages: 688

An authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.

This popular textbook is an authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors. The book offers a lively, engaging, and always accessible examination of child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple,...

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Part I: In the Beginning
Chapter 2: Biocultural Foundations
Chapter 3: Prenatal Development and Birth
Part II: Infancy
Chapter 4: The First 3 Months
Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Development in Infancy
Part III: Early Childhood
Chapter 7: Language Acquisition
Chapter 8: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 9: Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 10: Contexts of Development
Part IV: Middle Childhood
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter 12: School as Context for Development
Chapter 13: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood
Part V: Adolescence
Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 15: Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Throughout the whole text, the emphasis is on how the interaction of biology and culture contributes both to the universal pathways of development shared by all children, and to the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in the lives of individual children. Providing a strong balanced understanding of developmental psychology.
Written from a biocultural perspective, providing an integrated, conceptual framework for understanding development, building a strong foundation for students.
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Emphasizes the applications of child development through the “In the Field” feature, where students can see how they can apply their learning in real life.

Includes research on technology’s impact on child development covering key topics like the use of electronic devices by infants, cyberbullying, and social media and identity.
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Cynthia Lightfoot

Cynthia Lightfoot is Professor and Head of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine. Her published works focus on the sociocultural contexts of child and adolescent development, most recently, on teen pregnancy.

Michael Cole

Michael Cole is an all-University of California Professor of Psychology, Communication, and Human Development. His home base is the University of California, San Diego, where he is the director of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition. For many years he spent his afternoons participating with children and undergraduates in development-enhancing after-school programs. He is an editor of the journal Mind, Culture, and Activity. He has published widely on the role of culture and schooling in development, for which he has been awarded honorary degrees at Copenhagen University and the University of Helsinki. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academies of Education (of the United States and Russia).

Sheila R. Cole

Sheila Cole is a former journalist who specialized in writing about families, children, development, and education. She is also a childrens writer. Her most recent book offers a history of American childhood and is written for young people. She has also authored picture books, historical fiction, and novels for young adults. She participates in literacy programs for homeless adolescents.

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The Development of Children

Eighth Edition

Publication Date: June 20, 2018

Hardcover ISBN: 9781319135737

Pages: 688

An authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.

Cynthia Lightfoot

Michael Cole