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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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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Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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
Glossary
References
References
Author Index
Author Index
Subject Index
Subject Index
Additional materials
Description
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.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
- Digital Option / Courseware
Sage Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
Assignable video (available with Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video on Newborn Skin-to-Skin Contact
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
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
Glossary
References
References
Author Index
Author Index
Subject Index
Subject Index
Additional materials
January 2021 | 680 pages | Sage US
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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.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo.
- Digital Option / Courseware
Sage Vantage is an intuitive digital platform that delivers this text’s content and course materials in a learning experience that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools, all carefully designed to ignite student engagement and drive critical thinking. Built with you and your students in mind, it offers simple course set-up and enables students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
- Assignable Video with Assessment
Assignable video (available with Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. Watch a sample video on Newborn Skin-to-Skin Contact
- Assignable Video with Assessment
- LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.
Table Of Contents:
- 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