Child Psychology
Development in a Changing Society
5. Edition August 2008
800 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This new fifth edition captures the excitement and relevance of child psychology at the beginning of the 21st century; a theme that is exemplified in the text's new subtitle: Child Development in a Changing Society. In addition to extensive research coverage, each chapter includes an additional section that relates the chapter subject to social and cultural contexts, or implications of research for social policy, public practice, or societal change. This new edition places children, child development, and the contexts in which development occurs at the center of the discourse. Thus, this edition has a strong balance of theory, research, and real-world application.
2 STUDYING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND ITS CONTEXTS 38
3 THE BIOLOGICAL CONTEXT OF DEVELOPMENT 66
4 PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, BIRTH, AND THE NEWBORN 104
5 EARLY CAPACITIES IN INFANCY 148
6 THE BRAIN, PHYSICAL GROWTH, AND HEALTH 190
7 PIAGET AND VYGOTSKY 228
8 INFORMATION PROCESSING AND CORE KNOWLEDGE APPROACHES 280
9 INTELLIGENCE AND SCHOOLING 326
10 LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION 374
11 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WORLDS OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN 426
12 SELF AND IDENITITY 464
13 SEX DIFFERENCES AND GENDER ROLE DEVELOPMENT 510
14 MORAL DEVELOPMENT 550
15 RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS 594
16 FAMILIES AND SOCIETY 624
Connecticut, Department of Anthropology, and a Faculty Associate,
Psychology Department, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany.
Scott A. Miller is a Professor at the University of
Florida. He is a member of the American Psychological Association -
Division of Developmental Psychology.
Contributing Authors
Frances Waksler, Wheelock College
Alastair Younger, Imperial College
Lisa Comparini, Clark University
Vivian Carlson, St. Joseph's College
Jeannine Pinto, Lafayette College
Patricia Greenfield, UCLA
Katheryn Hirsh-Pasek, Temple University
Roberta Golinkoff, University of Delaware
Gail Rollins, University of Connecticut
Amy Miller, Public Policy Director
Caroline Johnston, University of Connecticut
Chloe Bland, New School for Social Research
Ronald P. Rohner, University of Connecticut
Abdul Khaleque, University of Connecticut