Child Development
An Active Learning Approach

Fourth Edition

Laura E. Levine - Central Connecticut State University, USA
Joyce Munsch - California State University, Northridge, USA

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Child Development | Child Development in Education | Child Development in Psychology | Child Development in Psychology |

January 2021 | 680 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

In the topically organized Child Development: An Active Learning Approach, Fourth Edition, authors Laura E. Levine and Joyce Munsch take students on an active journey toward understanding children and their development. Active Learning activities integrated throughout the text capture student interest and turn reading into an engaged learning process. Through the authors’ active learning philosophy, students are challenged to test their knowledge, confront common misconceptions, relate the material to their own experiences, and participate in real-world activities independently and with children. Because consuming research is equally important in the study of child development, Journey of Research features provide both historical context and its links to today’s cutting-edge research studies. Students will discover the excitement of studying child development while gaining skills they can use long after course completion.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

PART I. UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT: WHY AND HOW WE STUDY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

CHAPTER 1. Issues and Themes in Child Development

Why Study Child Development?

Understanding How Development Happens

Contexts of Development

Be a Smart Consumer of Information About Development

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 2. Theories of Development

Why Theories of Development Are Important

Theories of Child and Adolescent Development

Theories of Child Development in Historical and Cultural Context

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 3. How We Study Development

The Scientific Method

How Research Is Designed

Interpreting and Communicating the Results of a Study

Ethics in Research With Children and Adolescents

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

PART II. BIOLOGICAL BEGINNINGS AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 4. Nature Through Nurture: Genes and Environment

The Study of Genetics and Behavior

Molecular Genetics: Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA

Genetic Disorders

Behavioral Genetics

The Interaction of Genes and Environment

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 5. Prenatal Development, the Newborn, and the Transition to Parenthood

Prenatal Development

Health and Risks in Pregnancy

The Birth Experience

The Newborn

The Transition to Parenthood

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 6. Physical Development: The Brain and the Body

Brain Development

Development of the Senses

Body Growth and Changes

Motor Development

Nutrition

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

PART III. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 7. Theories of Cognitive Development

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

Theory of Core Knowledge

Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development

Information Processing

Comparing Four Theories of Cognitive Development

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 8. Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Defining and Assessing Intelligence

Variations in Intellectual Ability

Academic Achievement: Non-cognitive Factors

Group Differences in Academic Achievement

Academic Achievement: Learning in the School Context

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 9. Language Development

Aspects of Language

Language and the Brain

Theories of Language Development

Stages of Language Development

Literacy: Reading and Writing

Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

Language Disorders

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

PART IV. SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 10. Emotional Development and Attachment

Emotions: Universality and Difference

Temperament

Emotion Regulation and Self-Control

Normal Emotions and Emotional Problems

The Development of Secure Attachment

Attachment Disorders

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 11. Identity: The Self, Gender, and Moral Development

Development of Self-Concept

Development of Self-Esteem

Gender Identity

Ethnic and Racial Identity

Moral Identity

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 12. Social Development: Social Cognition and Peer Relationships

Social Cognition: Theory of Mind

Peer Relationships in Infancy and Early Childhood

Peer Relationships in Middle Childhood

Adolescents: The World of Peers

Bullying, Cyberbullying, and School Violence

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

PART V. CONTEXTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 13. Families

What Constitutes a Family?

Family Roles and Relationships

Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence

Interventions for a Better Family Life

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 14. Activities, Media, and the Natural World

Unstructured Time and the Natural World

Electronic Media Use

Structured Time

The Role of Important Nonparental Adults

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

CHAPTER 15. Health, Well-Being, and Resilience

Stress and Coping

Physical Illness and Mental Disorders

Other Threats to Health and Well-Being

Challenges to Positive Child Development

Resilience

Conclusion

Chapter Summary

Key Terms

Glossary

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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The Fourth Edition is available as a digital option through SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including video—all designed to enable students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
New Critical Thinking questions stimulate higher-level learning, including integration and evaluation of topics.
New and revised True/False questions better challenge students’ misperceptions about development.
Carefully refined information relating to cultural concepts such as individualism and collectivism reflect the most recent research in this area.
Call-outs and alerts to material from previous and forthcoming chapters enhance continuity between content.
Additional tables give students clear summaries of data to help them organize and retain key points detailed in the text.
Approximately 1,400 new or updated references bring the content up to date.

KEY FEATURES:

An active learning approach that integrates dynamic activities throughout each chapter engages students in personal, real-world applications of research and theory.
Learning Questions give students specific goals toward mastering the most important material.
Test Your Knowledge assessments at the beginning of each chapter help students identify and dispel any misconceptions in the field through answering true/false questions.
Journey of Research pedagogy illuminates how research evolves and shapes new ideas for key topics in child development.
Check Your Understanding questions at the end of each section allow students to check on their mastery of the material before moving on to the next topic.
Coverage of cutting-edge topics include children in the natural world; homelessness; trauma and toxic stress; sex trafficking of children; generalist genes; cultural neuroscience; preverbal language perception and brain development; fuzzy trace theory; false belief understanding in very young children; and concussions and other sports injuries.

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