Child development / John W. Santrock.

CONTENT

SECTION 1: THE NATURE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Child Development - Yesterday and Today
Caring For Children: Improving Family Policy
Developmental Processes and Periods
Developmental Issues
Research in Child Development: Early Childhood TV Viewing and Adolescent Behavior
Careers in Child Development

CHAPTER 2: The Science of Child Development
Science and the Study of Child Development
Theories of Child Development
Caring for Children: Mesosystem Connection: Family and School Communication
Research Methods in Child Development
Challenges in Child Development

SECTION 3: BILOGICAL PROCESSES, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 3: Biological Beginning
The Evolutionary Perspective
Genetic Foundations
Reproductive Challenges and Choices
Research in Child Development: In Vitro Fertilization and Developmental Outcomes at Adolescence
Caring For Children: Parenting Adopted Children
Heredity and Environment Interaction: The Nature-Nature Debate

CHAPTER 4: Parental Development and Birth
Prenatal Development
Caring for Children: Prenatal Care in the United States and Around the World
Birth
Research in Child Development: Tiffany Field's Research on Massage Therapy
The Postpartum Period

CHAPTER 5: Physical Development and Health
Body Growth and Change
The Brain
Research in Child Development: Studying Babies' Brains
Sleep
Health
Etc.

CHAPTER 6: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
Motor Development
Caring for Children: Parents and Children's Sports
Sensory and Perceptual Development
Research in Children Development: Studying the Newborn's Perception
Perceptual-Motor Coupling

SECTION 3: COGNITION AND LANGUAGE

CHAPTER 7: Cognitive Developmental Approach
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
Research in Child Development: Object Permanence and Causality
Applying and Evaluating Piaget's Theory
Vygotsky's Theory of Cognitive Development
Caring for Children: Guided Participation
Etc.

CHAPTER 8: Information Processing
The Information-Processing Approach
Attention
Memory
Research in Child Development: Suggesting False Events to Children
Thinking
Etc.

CHAPTER 9: Intelligence
The Concept of Intelligence
Research in Child Development: The Abecedarian Project
The Development of Intelligence
The Extremes of Intelligence and Creativity
Caring for Children: Guiding Children's Creativity

CHAPTER 10: Language Development
What is Language?
How Language Develops
Biological and Environmental Influences
Research in Child Development: Family Environment and Young Children's Language Development
Caring for Children: How Parents Can Facilitate Infants' and Toddlers' Language Development
Language and Cognition

SECTION 4: SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 11: Emotional Development
Exploring Emotion
Development of Emotion
Emotional Problems, Stress, and Coping
Caring for Children: Helping Children Cope with Stressful Events
Temperament
Attachment
Etc.

CHAPTER 12: The Self and Identity
Self- Understanding
Research in Child Development: A Possible Selves Intervention to Enhance School Involvement
Self-Esteem and Self-Concept
Caring for Children: Increasing Children's Self-Esteem
Identity

CHAPTER 13: Gender
Influences on Gender Development
Research in Child Development: Young Children's Gender Schemas of Occupation
Gender Stereotypes, Similarities and Differences
Gender-Role Classification
Caring for Children: Guiding Children's Gender Development

CHAPTER 14: Moral Development
Domains of Moral Development
Contexts of Moral Development
Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behavior
Research in Children: The Consistency and Development of Pro-Social Behavior
Caring for Children: Reducing Youth Violence

SECTION 5: SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 15: Families
Family Processes
Parenting
Research in Child Development: Marital Conflict, Individual Hospitality, and the Use of Physical Punishment
Families and Adolescents
Siblings
Etc.

CHAPTER 16: Peers
Peer Relations
Research in Child Development: Aggressive Victims, Passive Victims, and Bullies
Play
Friendship
Caring for Children: Appropriate and Inappropriate Strategies for Making Friends
Adolescence, Peers, and Romantic Relationships

CHAPTER 17: Schools and Achievements
Exploring Children's Schooling
Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity in Schools
Children with Disabilities
Achievement
Caring for Children: Teachers who Care
Etc.

CHAPTER 18: Culture
Culture and Children's Development
Socioeconomic Status and Poverty
Research in Child Development: Multiple Children Living in Poverty
Caring for Children: The Quantum Opportunities Program
Ethnicity
Technology

Includes Glossary G.1-10, References R.1-58 and indexes. Various Pages