The Development of Children has long been acclaimed for its authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.  In this thoroughly updated new edition, lead author Cynthia Lightfoot builds on the legacy of original authors Michael and Sheila Cole, offering a lively, engaging, and always accessible examination of child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple, mutually influencing contexts. Throughout, 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.
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The Development of Children has long been acclaimed for its authoritative chronological exploration of how the lives of children are shaped by biological and cultural factors.
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.
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Lightfoot/Cole/Cole present neuroscientific research and findings in the field in a way that helps students see the relevance of the course content in the context of their own livesEmphasis on the applications of child development through the “In the Field” feature Research on technology’s impact on child development is a hot area of research and the Eighth Edition covers key topics like the use of electronic devices by infants, cyberbullying, and social media and identity
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781319191443
Publisert
2018-08-09
Utgave
8. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Lisensnøkkel fysisk
Antall sider
678

Biographical note

Cynthia Lightfoot is Professor of Human Development and acting head of Psychology as the Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine. Her published works focus on the sociocultural contexts of child and adolescent development, most recently on teen pregnancy, risk-taking, identity development, and youth culture. Lightfoot currently serves on the editorial board of Culture and Psychology and the executive board of the Jean Piaget Society. She became interested in developmental psychology as an undergraduate student, when she worked with emotionally troubled and autistic children in school settings, and became engaged in research focused on language development, communication, and culture. 
Michael Cole is an all-University of California Professor of Psychology, Communication, and Human Development. His home base is 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 is a former journalist who specialized in writing about families, children, development, and education. She also writes books for children. Her most recent book offers a history of American childhood and is written for young people. She has also authored picture books, historical fictions, and novels for young adults. She participates in literacy programs for homeless adolescents.