Childhood Voyages in Development 6th Edition By Spencer Rathus | [eBook] [PDF]

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Childhood Voyages in Development 6th Edition By Spencer Rathus | [eBook] [PDF] About the Author Brief Contents Contents Preface Chapter 1: History, Theories, and Methods 1.1 What Is Child Devel... opment? Coming to Terms with Terms 1.2 Theories of Child Development 1.3 Controversies in Child Development 1.4 How Do We Study Child Development? 1.5 Ethical Considerations Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 2: Heredity and Conception 2.1 The Influence of Heredity on Development: The Nature of Nature 2.2 Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities 2.3 Heredity and the Environment: Nature versus Nurture 2.4 Conception: Against All Odds 2.5 Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 3: Prenatal Development 3.1 The Germinal Stage: Wanderings 3.2 The Embryonic Stage 3.3 The Fetal Stage 3.4 Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 4: Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World 4.1 Countdown... 4.2 The Stages of Childbirth 4.3 Methods of Childbirth 4.4 Birth Problems 4.5 The Postpartum Period 4.6 Characteristics of Neonates 4.7 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 5: Infancy: Physical Development 5.1 Physical Growth and Development 5.2 Nutrition: Fueling Development 5.3 Development of the Brain and Nervous System 5.4 Motor Development: How Moving 5.5 Sensory and Perceptual Development: Taking in the World Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 6: Infancy: Cognitive Development 6.1 Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget 6.2 Information Processing 6.3 Social Influences on Early Cognitive Development 6.4 Individual Differences in Cognitive Functioning among Infants 6.5 Language Development 6.6 Theories of Language Development: Can You Make a Houseplant Talk? Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional Development 7.1 Attachment: Bonds That Endure 7.2 When Attachment Fails 7.3 Day Care 7.4 Emotional Development 7.5 Personality Development 7.6 Gender Differences Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 8: Early Childhood: Physical Development 8.1 Growth Patterns 8.2 Motor Development 8.3 Nutrition 8.4 Health and Illness 8.5 Sleep 8.6 Elimination Disorders Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 9: Early Childhood: Cognitive Development 9.1 Jean Piaget's Preoperational Stage 9.2 Vygotsky's Views on Early Childhood Cognitive Development 9.3 Other Factors in Early Childhood Cognitive Development: The Home Environment, Preschool, and Tel 9.4 Theory of Mind: What Is the Mind? How Does It Work? 9.5 Development of Memory: Creating Documents, Storing Them, Retrieving Them 9.6 Language Development: Why "Daddy Goed Away" Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 10: Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development 10.1 Influences on Development: Parents, Siblings, and Peers 10.2 Social Behavior: In the World, among Others 10.3 Personality and Emotional Development 10.4 Development of Gender Roles and Gender Differences Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 11: Middle Childhood: Physical Development 11.1 Growth Patterns 11.2 Overweight Children 11.3 Childhood Asthma 11.4 Motor Development 11.5 Disorders That Affect Learning Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 12: Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development 12.1 Jean Piaget: The Concrete-Operational Stage 12.2 Moral Development: The Child as Judge 12.3 Information Processing: Learning, Remembering, Problem Solving 12.4 Intellectual Development, Creativity, and Achievement 12.5 Language Development Chapter Review Key Terms Chapter 13: Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development 13.1 Theories of Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood 13.2 The Family 13.3 Peer Relationships 13.4 The School 13.5 Social and Emotional Problems Chapter Review Key Terms Answers to Active Reviews Glossary Name Index Subject Index [Show More]

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