CHILDREN

by Santrock, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780697364470
• ISBN10: 069736447X
• Edition: 6TH
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY

Summary

Take a fresh look at a proven product! Santrock's Children has been completely redesigned, rethought and revised based on extensive peer, expert, and editorial feedback. The text's research, applications, and pedagogy have been revised to ensure that the material is relevant, supportive of the chapter content, interesting and thought-provoking. The multicultural coverage including diversity, gender, ethnicity and sexuality have all been reexamined to reflect a more balanced presentation in this edition.

Table of Contents

Section I The Nature of Children's Development
Introduction	4	(24)
The Science of Child Development	28	(34)
Section II Beginnings
Biological Beginnings	62	(26)
Prenatal Development	88	(30)
Birth	118	(22)
Section III Infancy
Physical Development in Infancy	140	(30)
Cognitive Development in Infancy	170	(26)
Socioemotional Development in Infancy	196	(34)
Section IV Early Childhood
Physical Development in Early Childhood	230	(22)
Cognitive Development in Early Childhood	252	(34)
Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood	286	(44)
Section V Middle and Late Childhood
Physical Development in Middle and Late Childhood	330	(26)
Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood	356	(42)
Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood	398	(40)
Section VI Adolescence
Physical Development in Adolescence	438	(30)
Cognitive Development in Adolescence	468	(30)
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence	498