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Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective
by Jeffrey Trawick-Smith; Trawick SmithISBN13:
9780133400762
ISBN10:
013340076X
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
10/1/1996
Publisher(s):
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
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Summary
This is a book about the development of all children in the world. It examines the physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and intellectual characteristics of children of diverse cultural backgrounds within and outside of the United Sates. It discusses both typical and atypical development; children with challenging conditions are profiled.
Table of Contents
| Studying Early Childhood Development in a Diverse World | p. 2 |
| Historical Perspectives and Research in Early Childhood Development | p. 18 |
| Theories of Child Development | p. 48 |
| Cultural Perspective on Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth | p. 86 |
| The Newborn | p. 118 |
| Infant Physical Growth and Motor Development | p. 142 |
| Cognitive Development in Infancy | p. 164 |
| Infant Language and Literacy | p. 192 |
| Infant Social and Emotional Development | p. 212 |
| Preschool Physical and Motor Development | p. 248 |
| Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years | p. 282 |
| Symbolic Thought: Play, Language, and Literacy in the Preschool Years | p. 320 |
| Social and Emotional Development of Preschoolers | p. 364 |
| Physical Growth and Motor Development in the Primary Years | p. 412 |
| Cognition and Schooling | p. 444 |
| Language, Literacy, and Schooling | p. 490 |
| Social and Emotional Development in the Primary Years | p. 528 |
| Parents, Families, and Children: A Multicultural Perspective | p. 576 |
| References | p. R-1 |
| Glossary | p. G-1 |
| Author Index | p. I-1 |
| Subject Index | p. I-10 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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