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Klappentext Social Development provides a comprehensive introduction to the multiple factors that shape a child's behavior, interaction with others, feelings about themselves, and how and why behaviors change over time. Delving into the biological, cognitive, and perceptual aspects of development and their influence on behavior, socialization, and self-image, this text also recognizes the significance of cultural and societal distinctions by emphasizing the value of context and identifying cultural variation's role in social development. Special pedagogical features in each chapter enhance the learning experience and promote student understanding: counter-intuitive examples cases challenge reader assumptions, coverage of extreme cases tell the story behind historical advancements, and profiles of current leaders in the field highlight the many paths to a career in social development. With a focus on real-world application, coupled with coverage of cutting-edge methodologies and the latest research findings, this book gives students a strong, highly relevant foundation in core concepts and practices central to the study of social development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xix 1 Introduction: Theories of Social Development 1 Bet You Didn't Know That . . . Newborns Can Recognize Their Mothers by Smell 2 Social Development: A Brief History 2 Critical Questions about Social Development 3 How Do Biological and Environmental Influences Affect Social Development? 3 What Role Do Children Play In Their Own Development? 4 What Is The Appropriate Unit for Studying Social Development? 4 Insights from Extremes: Genie, a "Wild Child" 5 Is Development Continuous or Discontinuous? 5 Is Social Behavior the Result of the Situation or the Child? 7 Is Social Development Universal Across Cultures? 7 Cultural Context: Parenting Advice Around the Globe 8 How Does Social Development Vary Across Historical Eras? 9 Is Social Development Related to Other Developmental Domains? 10 How Important Are Mothers for Children's Social Development? 10 Research Up Close: Children of the Great Depression 11 Is There a Single Pathway of Social Development? 12 What Influences How We Judge Children's Social Behavior? 13 Do Developmental Psychologists "Own" Social Development? 13 Is Social Development Focused on Only Basic Research or on Applied and Policy Relevant Concerns as Well? 14 Theoretical Perspectives on Social Development 14 Psychodynamic Perspective 15 Into Adulthood: Fatherhood and Generativity 19 Traditional Learning Theory Perspective 20 Cognitive Learning Perspective 21 Information-Processing Perspective 24 Cognitive Developmental Perspective 26 Systems-Theory Perspective 29 Biological Perspective 31 Life Span Perspective 35 A Variety of Theoretical Perspectives 36 Learning from Living Leaders 36 Chapter Summary 38 Key Terms 41 At the Movies 41 2 Research Methods: Tools for Discovery 43 Getting Started: Formulating Hypotheses, Asking Questions 44 Research Methods: Establishing Patterns and Causes 44 The Correlational Method 45 Laboratory Experiments 46 Field Experiments, Interventions, and Natural Experiments 48 Insights from Extremes: Lost and Found Children 49 Combining Different Methods 50 Real-World Application: Treating an Aggressive Child 51 The Case Study Approach 52 Studying Change Over Time 52 Cross-Sectional Design 52 The Longitudinal Design 52 Into Adulthood: Behavior in Childhood Predicts Adult Outcomes 55 The Cross-Sequential Design 55 Selecting a Sample 57 Representativeness of the Sample 57 The National Survey Approach 58 Meta-Ana...
