Child, Adolescent and Family Development
Author(s): Phillip T. Slee
The third edition of Child, Adolescent and Family Development provides a comprehensive, readable study of human development from conception to adulthood. It explores the foundations of modern developmental thought, incorporating the latest in international research set within a cultural and historical context. Richly illustrated and enhanced by a range of practical teaching resources, this clear and engaging text is intended to reach students across a range of teaching, psychology, social science and health science disciplines. By employing a thematic approach within the chronologically ordered chapters, this text offers a systematic and intuitive structure for both learning and teaching. This new edition features a set of fully updated case studies that consider current trends and issues in developmental theory and practice, as well as end-of-chapter sections that address important stages in the family life cycle.
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1. Seeing children in context; 2. Concepts of development; 3. Theoretical foundations of child development; 4. Prenatal development; 5. Birth and the newborn child; 6. Physical development in infancy; 7. Cognitive development in infancy; 8. Social and emotional development in infancy; 9. Physical development in toddlers; 10. Cognitive development of toddlers; 11. Social and emotional development of toddlers; 12. Physical development of pre-schoolers; 13. Cognitive development of pre-schoolers; 14. Social and emotional development of pre-schoolers; 15. Physical development in middle childhood; 16. Cognitive development in middle childhood; 17. Social and emotional development in middle childhood; 18. Adolescent physical development and health issues; 19. Cognitive development in adolescence; 20. Social and emotional development in adolescence; 21. Towards a life span perspective.
General Fields
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- : Cambridge University Press
- : Cambridge University Press
- : 1.3
- : 31 July 2012
- : 249mm X 176mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Phillip T. Slee
- : Paperback
- : 3rd edition
- : English
- : 305.231
- : 544
- : 145 b/w illus.