Annual Editions : Human Development 07/08

by Freiberg, Karen L.

• ISBN13: 9780073516158
• ISBN10: 0073516155
• Edition: 35th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

This THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION of ANNUAL EDITIONS: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 07/08 provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor's resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

Table of Contents

Preface	iv
Topic Guide	xii
Internet References	xvi
UNIT 1 Genetic and Prenatal Influences on Development
Unit Overview	xviii
Part A. Genetic Influences
The Identity Dance	3	(3)
Gunjan Sinha
The Power to Divide	6	(6)
Rick Weiss
The Age of Genetic Technology Arrives	12	(6)
Leon R. Kass
Brave New Babies	18	(3)
Claudia Kalb
Part B. Prenatal Influences
Inside the Womb	21	(5)
J. Madeleine Nash
The Mystery of Fetal Life: Secrets of the Womb	26	(9)
John Pekkanen
The Smallest Patients	35	(5)
Claudia Kalb
UNIT 2 Development During Infancy and Early Childhood
Unit Overview	38	(2)
Part A. Infancy
Four Things You Need to Know About Raising Baby	40	(4)
Joanna Lipari
Who's Raising Baby?	44	(5)
Anne R. Pierce
Reading Your Baby's Mind	49	(4)
Pat Wingert
Martha Brant
20 Ways to Boost Your Baby's Brain Power	53	(2)
Alice Sterling Honig
Part B. Early Childhood
Long-Term Studies of Preschool: Lasting Benefits Far Outweigh Costs	55	(4)
Gerald W. Bracey
Arthur Stellar
Guilt Free TV	59	(5)
Daniel McGinn
Raising a Moral Child	64	(5)
Karen Springen
UNIT 3 Development During Childhood: Cognition and Schooling
Unit Overview	66	(3)
Part A. Cognition
A Time and a Place for Authentic Learning	69	(4)
Joseph S. Renzulli
Marcia Gentry
Sally M. Reis
The New Science of Dyslexia	73	(4)
Christine Gorman
Part B. Schooling
The Trouble with Boys	77	(5)
Peg Tyre
Why We Need ``The Year of Languages''	82	(3)
Sandy Cutshall
Failing Our Children: No Child Left Behind Undermines Quality and Equity in Education	85	(5)
Lisa Guisbond
Monty Neill
The Power of Teaching Students Using Strengths	90	(5)
Gloria Henderson
UNIT 4 Development During Childhood: Family and Culture
Unit Overview	92	(3)
Part A. Family
Raising Happy Achieving Children in the New Millennium	95	(15)
Alice Sterling Honig
The Blank Slate	110	(5)
Steven Pinker
The Power of No	115	(5)
Peg Tyre
Julie Scelfo
Barbara Kantrowitz
Parents Behaving Badly	120	(6)
Nancy Gibbs
Where Personality Goes Awry	126	(3)
Charlotte Huff
Part B. Culture
When Cultures Clash	129	(2)
Anne Underwood
Jerry Adler
Brown v. Board: A Dream Deferred	131	(8)
Ellis Cose
UNIT 5 Development During Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Unit Overview	136	(3)
Part A. Adolescence
What Makes Teens Tick	139	(4)
Claudia Wallis
A Peaceful Adolescence	143	(2)
Barbara Kantrowitz
Karen Springen
Jail Time Is Learning Time	145	(3)
Signe Nelson
Lynn Olcott
Hello to College Joys: Keep Stress Off Campus	148	(2)
Jane E. Brody
Part B. Young Adulthood
How Spirit Blooms	150	(4)
Suzanne Clores
The Battle for Your Brain	154	(5)
Ronald Bailey
Grow Up? Not So Fast	159	(10)
Lev Grossman
UNIT 6 Development During Middle and Late Adulthood
Unit Overview	166	(3)
Part A. Middle Adulthood
Emotions and the Brain: Laughter	169	(5)
Steven Johnson
Alcohol's Deadly Triple Threat	174	(2)
Karen Springen
Barbara Kantrowitz
How AIDS Changed America	176	(3)
David Jefferson
The Myth of the Midlife Crisis	179	(3)
Gene Cohen
Part B. Late Adulthood
Aging Naturally	182	(6)
Andrew Weil
When Your Paycheck Stops	188	(3)
Jane Bryant Quinn
Secrets of the Centenarians	191	(4)
Maya Pines
Lost & Found	195	(2)
Barbara Basler
Navigating Practical Dilemmas in Terminal Care	197	(4)
Helen Sorenson
Index	201	(3)
Test Your Knowledge Form	204	(1)
Article Rating Form	205