TY - BOOK AU - Santrock,John W. TI - Child development SN - 9780073370637 AV - RJ131 .S26 2009 U1 - 618.92 22nd ed. PY - 2009/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw Hill KW - Child development KW - Child psychology KW - Child Development N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1 - R-64) and indexes; section 1. The nature of child development -- 1. Introduction -- Images of child development : the stories of Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker -- Child development--yesterday and today -- Caring for children -- Careers in child development : Luis Vargas, clinical child psychologist -- Diversity in child development : gender, families, and children's development -- "Caring for children : improving family policy -- Developmental processes, periods, and issues -- The science of child development -- Research in child development : research journals -- Careers in child development : Pam Reid, educational and developmental psychologist -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- Appendix. Careers in child development --; section 2. Biological processes, physical development, and perceptual development -- 2. Biological beginnings -- Images of child development : the stories of Jim and Jim twins -- The evolutionary perspective -- Genetic foundations of development -- Careers in child development : Holly Ishmael, genetic counselor -- Reproductive challenges and choices -- Research in child development : in vitro fertilization and developmental outcomes in adolescence -- Diversity in child development : the increased diversity of adopted children and adoptive parents -- Caring for children : parenting adopted children -- Heredity and environment interaction : the nature-nurture debate -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 3. Prenatal development and birth -- Images of child development : the story of Mr. Littles -- Prenatal development -- Diversity in child development : cultural beliefs about pregnancy -- Birth -- Careers in child development : Linda Pugh, perinatal nurse -- Caring for children : from waterbirth to music therapy -- Research in child development : Tiffany Field's research on massage therapy -- The postpartum period -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 4. Physical development and health -- Images of child development : the story of Angie and her weight -- Body growth and change -- The brain -- Sleep -- Health -- Caring for children : a ;healthy start -- Diversity in child development : Latonya and Ramona : breast and bottle feeding in Africa -- Careers in child development : Barbara Deloin, pediatric nurse -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 5. Motor, sensory, and perceptual development -- Images of child development : the stories of Stevie Wonder and Andrea Bocelli -- Motor development -- Diversity in child development : cultural variations in guiding infants' motor development -- Caring for children : parents and children's sports -- Sensory and perceptual development -- Research in child development : studying the newborn's perception -- Perceptual-motor coupling -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools --; section 3. Cognition and language -- 6. Cognitive developmental approaches -- Images of child development : the stories of Laurent, Lucienne, and Jacqueline -- 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 -- Diversity in child development : guided participation and cultural contexts -- Careers in child development : Donene Polson, elementary school teacher -- Caring for children : tools of the mind -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 7. Information processing -- Images of child development : the story of Laura Bickfoerd -- The information-processing approach -- Attention -- Memory -- Diversity in child development : culture and children's memory -- Research in child development : age differences in suggestibility -- Thinking -- Careers in child development : Helen Schwe, developmental psychologist and toy designer -- Caring for children : helping children learn strategies Megacognition -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 8. Intelligence -- Images of child development : the story of Shiffy Landa -- The concept of intelligence -- Research in child development : the Abecedarian Project -- Diversity in child development : Larry P. : intelligent, but not on intelligence tests -- The development of intelligence -- Careers in child development : Toosje Thyssen Van Beveren, infant assessment specialist -- The extremes of intelligence and creativity -- Careers in child development : Sterling Jones, supervisor of gifted and talented education -- Caring for children : guiding children's creativity -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 9. Language development -- Images of child development : the story of Helen Keller -- What is language? -- How language develops -- Careers in child development : Sharla Peltier, speech pathologist -- Research in child development : family environment and young children's language development -- Careers in child development : Salvador Tamayo, bilingual education teacher -- Diversity in child development : bilingual education -- Biological and environmental influences -- Caring for children : how parents can facilitate infants' and toddlers' language development -- Language and cognition -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools --; section 4. Socioemotional development -- 10. Emotional development -- Images of child development : the story of Tom's fathering -- Exploring emotion -- Development of emotion -- Temperament -- Caring for children : parenting and the child's temperament -- Social orientation/understanding, attachment, and child care -- Diversity in child development : child-care policies around the world -- Careers in child development : Rashmi Nakhre, child-care director -- Research in child development : a national longitudinal study of child care -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 11. The self and identity -- Images of child development : the story of Maxine Hong Kingston : bridging cultural worlds -- Self-understanding and understanding others -- Diversity in child development : multiple selves and sociocultural contexts -- Self-esteem and self-concept -- Research in child development : adolescents' self-images -- Identity -- Careers in child development : Armando Ronquillo, high school counselor -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 12. Gender -- Images of child development : the story of Jerry Maguire : gender, emotion, and caring -- Influences on gender development -- Research in child development : young children's gender schemas of occupations -- Gender stereotypes, similarities, and differences -- Caring for children : guiding children's gender development -- Gender-role classification -- Diversity in child development : gender roles across cultures -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 13. Moral development -- Images of child development : the story of Jewel Cash, teen dynamo -- Domains of moral development -- Diversity of child development : moral reasoning in the United States and India -- Contexts of moral development -- Caring for children : parenting recommendations for raising a moral child -- Prosocial and antisocial behavior -- Careers in child development : Rodney Hammond, health psychologist -- Research in child development : fast track -- Religious and spiritual development -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools --; section 5. Social contexts of development -- 14. Families -- Images of child development : the story of a mother with multiple sclerosis -- Family processes -- Parenting -- Careers in child development : Janis Keyser, parent educator -- Research in child development : marital conflict, individual hostility, and the use of physical punishment -- Careers in child development : Darla Kotkin, marriage and family therapist -- Siblings -- The changing family in a changing social world -- Caring for children : communicating with children about divorce -- Cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic variations in families -- Diversity in child development : acculturation and ethnic minority parenting -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 15. Peers -- Images of child development : the stories of young adolescents girls' friends and relational worlds -- Peer relations -- Diversity in child development : cross-cultural comparisons of peer relations -- Research in child development : aggressive victims, passive victims, and bullies -- Play -- Friendship -- Caring for children : appropriate and inappropriate strategies for making friends -- Peers relations in adolescence -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 16. Schools and achievement -- Images of child development : the story of Reggio Emilia's children -- Exploring children's schooling -- Careers in child development : Yolanda Garcia, directory of Children's Services/Head Start -- Diversity in child development : early childhood education in Japan and developing countries -- Elementary school -- Caring for children : "I have a dream" -- Socioeconomic status and ethnicity in schools -- Ethnicity in schools -- Careers in child development : James Comer, child psychiatrist -- Children with disabilities -- Achievement -- Research in child development : cross-cultural comparisons in learning math and math instruction -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- 17. Culture and diversity -- Images of child development : the stories of Sonya's and Michael's cultural conflicts -- Culture and children's development -- Socioeconomic status and poverty -- Research in child development : multiple risks of children living in poverty -- Caring for children : the Quantum Opportunities Program -- Ethnicity -- Careers in child development : Carola Su�arez-Orozco, immigration studies researcher and professor -- Technology -- Computers and the Internet -- Diversity in child development : computer, the Internet, and sociocultural diversity -- Reach your learning goals -- Key terms -- Key people -- E-learning tools -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008566343-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0909/2008566343-d.html ER -