Human Development : 1999-2000 Edition

by Karen L. Freiberg

• ISBN13: 9780070413658
• ISBN10: 0070413657
• Edition: 27th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Table of Contents

To the Reader	iv
Topic Guide	2	(2)
Selected World Wide Web Sites	4	(2)
UNIT 1 Genetic and Prenatal Influences on Development
Eight selections discuss genetic influences on development, cloning, and the role of lifestyle, including the effects of substance abuse, on prenatal development.
Overview	6	(40)
A. GENETIC INFLUENCES
The Struggle to Decipher Human Genes	8	(4)
Nicholas Wade
The World after Cloning,	12	(3)
Wray Herbert
Jeffrey L. Sheler
Traci Watson,
Nature's Clones	15	(8)
Jim Neimark
B. PRENATAL INFLUENCES
The Role of Lifestyle in Preventing Low Birth Weight,	23	(11)
Virginia Rall Chomitz
Lilian W. Y. Cheung
Ellice Lieberman
Behaviors of a Newborn Can Be Traced to the Fetus,	34	(2)
Beth Azar
Maternal Emotions May Influence Fetal Behaviors	36	(1)
Beth Azar
Drug-Exposed Infants	37	(4)
Lucy Salcido Carter
Carol S. Larson,
Sperm under Siege	41	(5)
Anne Merewood
UNIT 2 Development during Infancy and Early Childhood
Six selections profile the impressive abilities of infants and young chiuldren, examine the ways in which children learn, and the development of empathy in early childhood.
Overview	46	(30)
A. INFANCY
Fertile Minds	48	(5)
J. Madeleine Nash
Temperament and the Reactions to Unfamiliarity	53	(5)
Jerome Kagan
Baby Talk	58	(7)
Shannon Brownlee
B. EARLY CHILDHOOD
Your Child's Brain	65	(4)
Sharon Begley
Defining the Trait That Makes Us Human	69	(3)
Beth Azar
Parents Speak: Zero to Three's Findings from Research on Parents' Views of Early Childhood Development	72	(4)
Matthew Melmed
UNIT 3 Development during Childhood: Cognition and Schooling
Seven selections examine human development during childhood, paying specific attention to social and emotional development, cognitive and language development, and development problems.
Overview	76	(38)
A. COGNITION
The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities	78	(7)
Robert Plomin
John C. DeFries
Basing Teaching on Piaget's Constructivism	85	(5)
Constance Kamii
Janice K. Ewing
In Search of a Metatheory for Cognitive Development (or, Piaget Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself)	90	(5)
David F. Bjorklund
B. SCHOOLING
Bell, Book, and Scandal	95	(4)
The Death of Child Nature: Education in the Postmodern World	99	(5)
David Elkind
Phi Delta Kappan
Teaching Television to Empower Students	104	(7)
David B. Owen
Charles L. P. Silet
Sarah E. Brown
School Phobias Hold Many Children Back	111	(3)
Bridget Murray
UNIT 4 Development during Childhood: Family and Culture
Seven selections discuss the impact of home and culture on child rearing and child development. The topics include parenting styles, family structure, and cultural influences.
Overview	114	(44)
A. FAMILY
Fathers' Time	116	(8)
Paul Roberts
Invincible Kids	124	(4)
Do Parents Really Matter? Kid Stuff	128	(3)
Annie Murphy Paul
B. Culture
The Effects of Poverty on Children	131	(15)
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Greg J. Duncan
TV Violence: Myth and Reality	146	(3)
Mary A. Hepburn
The Biology of Soul Murder	149	(2)
The Cost of Children	151	(7)
Phillip J. Longman
UNIT 5 Development during Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Six selections explore a wide range of issues and topics concerning adolescence and early adulthood.
Overview	158	(38)
A. ADOLESCENCE
Growing Up Goes On and On and On	160	(3)
Cynthia Crossen
Adolescence: Whose Hell Is It?	163	(7)
Virginia Rutter
What Is a Bad Kid? Answers of Adolescents and Their Mothers in Three Cultures	170	(11)
David S. Crystal
Harold W. Stevenson
Experts Scrambling on School Shootings	181	(4)
Scott Sleek
B.YOUNG ADULTHOOD
Brain Sex and the Language of Love	185	(6)
Robert L. Nadeau
Who Stole Fertility?	191	(5)
Virginia Rutter
UNIT 6 Development during Middle and Late Adulthood
Seven selections review a variety of biological and psychological aspects of aging, questioning the concept of set life stages.
Overview	196	(29)
A. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Man's World, Woman's World? Brain Studies Point to Differences	198	(3)
Gina Kolata
Memory	201	(5)
Geoffrey Cowley
Anne Underwood
B. LATE ADULTHOOD
The Age Boom	206	(4)
Jack Rosenthal
Studies Suggest Older Minds Are Stronger than Expected	210	(2)
Daniel Goleman
Cure or Care? The Future of Medical Ethics	212	(4)
Robert B. Mellert
The DeathCare Business	216	(6)
Miriam Horn
The Solace of Patterns	222	(3)
Robert M. Sapolsky
Index	225	(3)
Article Review Form	228	(1)
Article Rating Form	229