The Developing Child

by Bee, Helen L.; Boyd, Denise Roberts

• ISBN13: 9780205393299
• ISBN10: 0205393292
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205340989
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

Helen Bee continues to actively engage students with the ninth edition of The Developing Child, which contains her characteristic informal, personal, narrative writing style; students report that they enjoy reading the text! The text, presenting a balance between theory, research, and practical application, allows students to understand how theory and research are interconnected and how they apply to everyday life. The text is not limited to classical studies only, as Bee presents current thinking and research to introduce students to recent trends and topics in child development. The ninth edition continues to have Real World, Research Report, and Cultures and Contexts boxes that allow students to explore research and applications. A new organizational shift is the placement of the chapter on intelligence to after the discussion of cognitive structures, so that the discussion of developmental changes precedes the section on individual differences. Bee has also expanded and updated the Cultures and Contexts boxes and has built on the emphasis on cultural variations introduced in the seventh and eighth editions. Introduce yourself to the practical applications that are in Helen Bee's The Developing Child, Ninth Edition! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

To the Student	p. xxiii
To the Instructor	p. xxv
Introduction	p. 1
Basic Questions	p. 1
Nature and Nurture: An Ancient Debate	p. 2
Interactions of Nature and Nurture	p. 13
The Nature of Developmental Change	p. 16
Theories of Development	p. 17
Finding the Answers: Research on Development	p. 23
Research Design	p. 24
Research Methods	p. 30
Research Analysis	p. 32
A Final Word	p. 33
Summary	p. 34
Research Report: How Do Behavior Geneticists Identify Genetic Effects?	p. 6
Research Report: Resilience Among Children Growing Up in Poverty	p. 14
Cultures and Contexts: An Example of a Cross-Cultural Comparison Study	p. 29
Research Report: Ethical Issues in Research on Development	p. 32
The Beginnings of Life	p. 38
Prenatal Development	p. 38
Conception	p. 39
The Basic Genetics of Conception	p. 39
Patterns of Genetic Inheritance	p. 41
Twins and Siblings	p. 44
Genotypes and Phenotypes	p. 45
Development from Conception to Birth	p. 45
An Overview of Prenatal Development	p. 50
Genetic Errors	p. 51
Teratogens: Diseases and Drugs	p. 54
Other Influences on Prenatal Development	p. 61
An Overview of Risks and Long-Term Consequences of Prenatal Problems	p. 64
Sex Differences in Prenatal Development	p. 66
Social Class Differences	p. 67
Summary	p. 68
The Real World: Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Errors	p. 53
Research Report: Rh Factor: Another Type of Genetic Problem	p. 55
Research Report: Streissguth's Study of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure	p. 59
Birth and the Newborn Child	p. 71
Birth	p. 72
Adapting to the Newborn	p. 82
The Newborn: What Can He Do?	p. 82
The Daily Life of Infants	p. 90
Individual Differences Among Babies	p. 96
Summary	p. 99
The Real World: Postpartum Depression	p. 83
Cultures and Contexts: Sleeping Arrangements for Infants	p. 92
Research Report: Variations in Children's Cries	p. 93
Cultures and Contexts: Cultural and Social Class Differences in Patterns of Breast-Feeding, and Their Consequences	p. 95
The Physical Child	p. 102
Physical Development	p. 102
Four Reasons for Studying Physical Development	p. 103
Basic Sequences and Common Patterns	p. 104
Development of Sexual Maturity	p. 112
Using the Body: Motor Development	p. 119
Variations in Rate of Development	p. 119
Health and Illness	p. 122
Determinants of Growth: Explanations of Physical Development	p. 132
Summary	p. 135
Research Report: Homosexuality Among Adolescents	p. 117
The Real World: Which Teenagers Get Pregnant?	p. 118
The Real World: Sports for Children	p. 121
Research Report: Child Abuse and Neglect	p. 125
Perceptual Development	p. 138
Ways of Studying Early Perceptual Skills	p. 139
Basic Sensory Skills	p. 140
Complex Perceptual Skills: Preferences, Discriminations, and Patterns	p. 143
Ignoring Perceptual Information: The Perceptual Constancies	p. 151
The Object Concept	p. 152
Perception of Social Signals	p. 155
Individual Differences in Perception: Speed and Efficiency	p. 157
Explanations of Perceptual Development	p. 158
Perceptual Development: A Summing-Up	p. 160
Summary	p. 160
Research Report: Langlois' Studies of Babies' Preferences for Attractive Faces	p. 146
Research Report: Babies Even Learn Sound Patterns in Utero	p. 149
Cultures and Contexts: Object Permanence in Zambian Infants	p. 155
The Thinking Child	p. 162
Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process	p. 162
Three Views of Intelligence	p. 163
Piaget's Perspective	p. 164
Infancy	p. 167
The Preschool Years	p. 172
The School-Age Child	p. 180
Cognitive Development in Adolescence	p. 187
Preliminary Conclusions and Questions	p. 191
Information Processing in Children	p. 192
Summary	p. 195
Research Report: Piaget's Clever Research	p. 165
The Real World: Young Children's Play	p. 173
Cultures and Contexts: Understanding of Appearance and Reality in Other Cultures	p. 177
Research Report: Memory and the Child as Witness	p. 184
Cognitive Development II: Individual Differences in Cognitive Abilities	p. 198
Measuring Intellectual Power: IQ Tests and Other Measures	p. 199
Stability and Predictive Value of IQ Tests	p. 203
An Alternative View: Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of Intelligence	p. 207
Explaining Differences in IQ Scores	p. 208
Interaction of Heredity and Environment	p. 217
Group Differences in IQ Scores	p. 217
The Measurement of Intelligence: A Last Look	p. 222
Individual Differences in Information Processing	p. 222
Cognitive Development: Putting the Three Approaches Together	p. 223
Summary	p. 225
The Real World: Performance Tests: A New Way to Measure School Achievement	p. 204
Cultures and Contexts: Maternal "Responsiveness" in Different Cultures	p. 212
Research Report: Later Schooling and IQ Scores	p. 216
Research Report: Stereotype Threat: Another Possible Factor in Poorer Minority Performance	p. 218
Cultures and Contexts: How Asian Teachers Teach Math and Science So Effectively	p. 220
The Development of Language	p. 227
What Is Language Anyway?	p. 228
Before the First Word: The Prelinguistic Phase	p. 229
The First Words	p. 231
Speaking in Sentences: The Development of Grammar	p. 235
The Development of Word Meaning	p. 239
Using Language: Communication and Self-direction	p. 243
Explaining Language Development	p. 244
Innateness Theories	p. 247
Individual Differences in Language Development	p. 251
An Application of the Basic Knowledge: Learning to Read	p. 254
Summary	p. 255
Research Report: Early Gestural "Language" in the Children of Deaf Parents	p. 231
Cultures and Contexts: Early Words by Children in Many Cultures	p. 234
The Real World: Bilingual Children	p. 240
Research Report: The Importance of Reading To the Child	p. 247
Cultures and Contexts: Universals and Variations in Early Language	p. 248
The Social Child	p. 258
Personality Development: Alternative Views	p. 258
Defining Personality in Adults	p. 260
Defining Personality in Children	p. 261
Genetic and Biological Explanations	p. 264
Learning Explanations	p. 269
Psychoanalytic Explanations	p. 274
A Possible Synthesis	p. 283
Summary	p. 285
Cultures and Contexts: Cultural Differences in Infant Temperament	p. 264
Research Report: The Inheritance of Personality Patterns: Evidence from Adults	p. 266
Research Report: Temperament and Behavior Problems	p. 268
The Real World: Applying Learning Principles at Home	p. 271
The Real World: The Effects of Divorce: One Test of Psychoanalytic Theory	p. 282
The Concept of Self in Children	p. 287
The Development of the Concept of Self	p. 288
Self-esteem	p. 299
The Self-concept: A Summing-Up	p. 303
The Development of Gender and Sex-Role Concepts	p. 303
Summary	p. 314
Cultures and Contexts: Adolescent Initiation Rituals	p. 297
Cultures and Contexts: Sex-Role Stereotypes Around the World	p. 306
The Real World: Sex Stereotyping on TV and in Children's Books	p. 310
The Development of Social Relationships	p. 317
Attachment Theory: Concepts and Terminology	p. 318
The Parents' Bond to the Child	p. 320
The Baby's Attachment to the Parent	p. 322
Variations in the Quality of Infants' Attachments	p. 328
Relationships with Peers: Playmates and Friends	p. 334
Behavior with Peers: Prosocial Behavior and Aggression	p. 342
Individual Differences in Peer Relationships	p. 345
Summary	p. 349
The Real World: Failure of Parental Bonding: Causes and Consequences	p. 322
Cultures and Contexts: Attachment in a Very Different Cultural System	p. 323
Cultures and Contexts: Secure and Insecure Attachments in Different Cultures	p. 330
Research Report: Intergenerational Transmission of Secure and Insecure Attachment	p. 331
The Real World: Sibling Relationships	p. 335
Research Report: Are African-American Adolescents More Susceptible to Peer Influence?	p. 340
The Real World: Rearing Helpful and Altruistic Children	p. 344
Research Report: Bullies and Victims	p. 346
Thinking About Relationships: The Development of Social Cognition	p. 352
Some General Principles and Issues	p. 353
Reading Others' Feelings	p. 354
Describing Other People	p. 358
Describing Friendships	p. 359
Making Moral Judgments	p. 360
Social Cognition and Behavior	p. 369
Social Cognition and General Cognitive Development	p. 372
Summary	p. 374
Research Report: An Intervention to Increase Children's Emotional Competence	p. 356
The Real World: Application of Kohlberg's Theory to Education	p. 373
The Whole Child	p. 376
The Ecology of Development: The Child Within the Family System	p. 376
Theoretical Approaches	p. 377
Dimensions of Family Interaction	p. 379
Patterns or Styles of Child Rearing	p. 385
Other Aspects of Family Dynamics	p. 390
Some Exosystem Effects: Parents' Work and Social Support	p. 401
Summary	p. 404
The Real World: To Spank or Not to Spank	p. 383
Cultures and Contexts: China's One-Child Policy	p. 392
Cultures and Contexts: The Benefits of Extended Families	p. 396
Cultures and Contexts: Explaining the High Rate of Single Parenthood Among African Americans	p. 397
The Real World: Softening the Effects of Divorce	p. 400
Beyond the Family: The Impact of the Broader Culture	p. 406
Child Care	p. 407
The Impact of Schools	p. 414
Joining the Work World: The Impact of Jobs on Teenagers	p. 420
The Impact of the Mass Media	p. 423
Macrosystem Effects: The Impact of the Larger Culture	p. 427
Summary	p. 440
The Real World: Latchkey Children	p. 413
Research Report: Family Viewing Patterns	p. 424
The Real World: Children in Danger	p. 431
Cultures and Contexts: Child Rearing and Family Values in West Africa	p. 434
Research Report: Asian and U.S. Teenagers and Their Parents Define a "Bad Kid"	p. 438
Atypical Development	p. 442
Frequency of Problems	p. 443
Developmental Psychopathology: A New Approach	p. 444
The Psychopathologies of Childhood	p. 446
Intellectually Atypical Development	p. 457
Schooling for Atypical Children	p. 462
Sex Differences in Atypical Development	p. 465
A Final Point	p. 466
Summary	p. 467
Cultures and Contexts: Problem Behaviors Among Children in Kenya and Thailand	p. 444
Research Report: Delinquency Among Girls	p. 449
The Real World: Adolescent Suicide and Its Prevention	p. 451
The Real World: The Impact of the Atypical Child on the Family	p. 464
Putting It All Together: The Developing Child	p. 469
Transitions, Consolidations, and Systems	p. 470
From Birth to 18 Months	p. 470
The Preschool Years	p. 475
The Elementary School Years	p. 477
Adolescence	p. 480
Returning to Some Basic Questions	p. 485
Individual Differences	p. 491
A Final Point: The Joy of Development	p. 492
Summary	p. 493
Glossary	p. 495
References	p. 503
Credits	p. 547
Name Index	p. 549
Subject Index	p. 565
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