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Informationen zum Autor 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 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. Klappentext A lively and engaging new edition! this book examines child development as a process involving the whole child within multiple! mutually influencing contexts. With an emphasis on biological and cultural factors! it explores the pathways of development shared by all children plus the diverse developmental patterns that unfold in them as individuals. ? Continued emphasis on the biocultural perspective: this continues to provide an integrated! conceptual framework for understanding development. ? New research: there is a focus on the latest research on executive function! including its role in school achievement. Coverage of advances in neuroscience continues! emphasizing the relationship between brain development and the child's experience. There is an exploration of new research into how the prenatal environment affects subsequent development and health. ? New focus on media: there is a more thorough and expansive presentation of children's use of interactive media and communications technology! emphasizing implications for cognitive development and social relationships. ? New emphasis on culture and biology: the joint roles of biology and culture are examined with respect to how they affect the development of mental and physical health problems! including obesity! eating disorders! and suicide The cultural contexts of parenting practices and sibling relationships are discussed in light of new research. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Study of Human Development Part I In the Beginning 2. Biocultural Foundations 3. Prenatal Development and Birth Part II Infancy 4. The First Three Months 5. Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years 6. Emotional and Social Development during Infancy Part III Early Childhood 7. Language Acquisition 8. Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood 9. Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood 10. Contexts of Development Part IV Middle Childhood 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 12. School as a Context for Development 13. Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood Part V Adolescence 14. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence 15. Social and Emotional Development during Adolescence ...
List of contents
1. The Study of Human Development
Part I In the Beginning 2. Biocultural Foundations 3. Prenatal Development and Birth
Part II Infancy 4. The First Three Months 5. Physical and Cognitive Development in the First Two Years 6. Emotional and Social Development during Infancy
Part III Early Childhood 7. Language Acquisition 8. Physical and Cognitive Development of Early Childhood 9. Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood 10. Contexts of Development
Part IV Middle Childhood 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 12. School as a Context for Development 13. Social and Emotional Developments in Middle Childhood
Part V Adolescence 14. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence 15. Social and Emotional Development during Adolescence
