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Understanding Children's Development
4th Revised edition


AUTHOR:   Peter Smith Helen Cowie Marc Blades
PRICE:  £27.99
ONLINE PRICE:  £25.19
FORMAT:  Paperback (pp: 704) 246 x 189 x 32mm
ISBN:  9780631228233
PUB DATE:  17 Feb 2003
AVAILABILITY:  Available
IMPRINT:  Blackwell Publishers
DESCRIPTION:
This leading child development text has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and its rigorous research-based approach. It begins by introducing the ways in which psychologists study developmental processes before going on to consider all major aspects of development from conception through to adolescence. For the fourth edition, the entire text has been updated to take account of developments in the field. Major revisions include: a new chapter on prenatal development and birth coverage of a range of theoretical perspectives - from evolutionary developmental psychology to cultural-ecological and social-constructionist viewpoints extensive new material on developments in attachment theory extended discussion of implications of the social contexts of learning for cognition and education. Each chapter provides lucid discussion of the material, enlivened by the inclusion of revealing case studies, and ideas for classroom discussion. Throughout the text the practical and applied implications of developmental research are emphasized and discussed. Useful online support material, including multiple choice questions, to accompany this text is available.

CONTENTS:
List of Plates and Box Plates. List of Figures and Box Figures. List of Tables and Box Tables. Series Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the Fourth Edition. Acknowledgements.

Part I: Theories and Methods: 1. Studying Development. 2. Biological and Cultural Theories of Development.

Part II: The Social World of the Child: 3. Prenatal Development and Birth. 4. Parents and Families. 5. The Peer Group. 6. Becoming Socially Aware. 7. Play. 8. Helping Others and Moral Development. 9. Adolescence.

Part III: Children's Developing Minds: 10. Perception. 11. Language. 12. Cognition: Piaget's Theory. 13. Cognition: the Information Processing Approach. 14. Children's Understanding of Mind. 15. Learning in a Social Context. 16. Intelligence and Attainment. 17. Deprivation and Enrichment: Risk and Resilience. Appendix A: Ethical Principles for Conducting Research with Human

Participants. Appendix B: Careers in Psychology. References. Index.

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Additional Information:
Illustrations: 20 Dewey: 155.4 LC Subject: Child psychology - Child development. - Child psychology. - Child development Author/Title code: UNDERSSMITHPA
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