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1 online resource |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Study of Human Development -- 1. Seeing children in context -- Introduction -- nature of psychology -- Why study child development? -- Factors shaping views of children and families -- Images of children -- Theoretical orientations -- Chapter summary -- 2. Concepts of development -- Introduction -- Child development concepts -- Personal views of human development -- nature of development -- Statistics: a very short course! -- Approaches to psychological inquiry -- Chapter summary -- 3. Theoretical foundations of child development -- Introduction -- Theoretical development -- Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytic theory -- Alfred Adler -- Erikson and psychosocial theory -- Behaviourism -- Humanism -- Piaget and cognitive theory -- Evolutionary psychology -- Bronfenbrenner's ecological model -- Social systems theory -- Chapter summary -- pt. 2 Conception and Birth -- 4. Prenatal development -- Introduction -- genetics of conception -- Developmental psychology and genetics -- Contemporary developmental thinking -- Genetic defects -- Genetic counselling -- Chapter summary -- 5. Birth and the newborn child -- Introduction -- Conception -- Development of the foetus -- intra-uterine environment -- Giving birth -- Fathers and the birth process -- early stages of life -- Chapter summary -- pt. 3 Infancy -- 6. Physical development in infancy -- Introduction -- principles of normal development -- study of physical growth -- Charting children's growth -- Growth in height -- Growth in weight -- Motor development -- Physical development -- an emerging order -- Chapter summary -- 7. Cognitive development in infancy -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations: Piaget -- Enriching early life -- home environment -- Jerome Bruner and cognitive development -- Perception -- Chapter summary -- 8. Social and emotional development in infancy -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Infancy -- intersubjectivity and emotional development -- Schematicising infant emotional development -- Intersubjectivity -- Attachment -- Temperament -- contemporary view of infancy -- Chapter summary -- pt. 4 Toddlerhood -- 9. Physical development of toddlers -- Introduction -- Physical growth -- Children and play -- Deaths and accidents in the early years -- Chapter summary -- 10. Cognitive development of toddlers -- Introduction -- Cognitive development and intelligence -- Theoretical foundations: Piaget -- Vygotsky and intellect -- Intelligence -- Language development -- Chapter summary -- 11. Social and emotional development of toddlers -- Introduction -- Emotional regulation -- Children's relationships within the family context -- Theoretical foundations -- Psychoanalytic views of development -- transactional view of development -- Social development -- Toddlers and day-care -- Behavioural problems -- Hospitalisation of young children -- Chapter summary -- pt. 5 Pre-school Years -- 12. Physical development of pre-schoolers -- Introduction -- Physical growth: dynamic systems and all jazzed up! -- Motor development -- Toilet training -- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- Motor coordination problems: clumsy children -- Children and drawing -- Chapter summary -- 13. Cognitive development of pre-schoolers -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Experiments in pre-operational children's thinking -- ̀magic' world of the pre-schooler -- Imaginary companions of pre-schoolers -- Children and fairytales -- Bruner and child development -- Children and computers -- Language and the pre-schooler -- Chapter summary -- 14. Social and emotional development of pre-schoolers -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Who am I? The developing sense of self -- Children's developing understanding of selfhood -- Conflict -- Adjusting to school -- Child abuse and neglect -- School bullying -- Chapter summary -- pt. 6 Middle Childhood -- 15. Physical development in middle childhood -- Introduction -- Gross motor development -- Somatotype -- Girls and sport -- Food and physical activity -- Promoting physical activity -- Health in middle childhood -- mental health -- Chapter summary -- 16. Cognitive development in middle childhood -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Theory of mind -- Children's humour -- Learning -- motivation to learn -- Approaches to learning/learning style -- Moral development -- Children's understanding of death -- Chapter summary -- 17. Social and emotional development in middle childhood -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Friendship in middle childhood -- Stress -- Effects of divorce -- Behaviour management in school -- Chapter summary -- pt. 7 Adolescence -- 18. Adolescent physical development and health issues -- Introduction -- Adolescence -- Images of adolescence -- Physical development -- Sex differences -- Overview of gender identity -- Adolescent health issues -- Eating disorders in adolescents -- Adolescent risk taking -- Schools as sites for mental health promotion -- Chapter summary -- 19. Cognitive development in adolescence -- Introduction -- Brain development -- nature of adolescent thinking -- Adolescent language development -- Information processing -- R.J. Havighurst and developmental tasks -- SOLO taxonomy -- Social cognition and ego development -- Chapter summary -- 20. Social and emotional development in adolescence -- Introduction -- Theoretical foundations -- Contemporary views on adolescent development -- Loneliness -- Friendships -- Juvenile delinquency -- Adolescent love -- Adolescence: a synthesis -- Chapter summary -- pt. 8 Studying Human Development -- 21. Towards a lifespan perspective -- Introduction -- Child study -- Competent family functioning -- Development across the life-cycle -- Chapter summary |
| Summary |
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 |
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Includes index |
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Previously published: 2002 |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Families.
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Child development.
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Adolescence.
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Nuclear families.
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adolescence.
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Nuclear families
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Adolescence
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Child development
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Families
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Campbell, Marilyn
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Spears, Barbara
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| ISBN |
9781139196567 |
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1139196561 |
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