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Human development : a cultural approach / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett.

By: Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson , c2012Description: xxvii, 740 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780205595266; 020559526X.Subject(s): Developmental psychology -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 305.2
Contents:
A cultural approach to human development -- Human development today and its origins -- Humanity today : a demographic profile -- Theories of human development -- Ancient conceptions of development -- How we study human development -- The scientific study of human development -- Genetics and prenatal development -- Genetic influences on development -- Genetic basics -- Prenatal development and prenatal care -- Prenatal development -- Birth and the newborn child -- Birth and its cultural context -- The birth process -- The Neonate -- The Neonate's health -- Caring for the Neonate -- Nutrition : is breast best? -- Infancy -- Physical development -- Growth and change in infancy -- Cognitive development -- Piaget's theory of cognitive development -- Emotional and social development -- Temperament -- Conceptualizing temperament : three approaches -- Toddlerhood -- Physical development -- Growth and change in years 2 and 3 -- Cognitive development -- Cognitive development theories -- Emotional and social development -- Emotional development in toddlerhood -- Early childhood -- Physical development -- Growth from age 3 to 6 -- Cognitive development -- Theories of cognitive development -- Emotional and social development -- Emotional regulation and gender socialization -- Middle child.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A cultural approach to human development -- Human development today and its origins -- Humanity today : a demographic profile -- Theories of human development -- Ancient conceptions of development -- How we study human development -- The scientific study of human development -- Genetics and prenatal development -- Genetic influences on development -- Genetic basics -- Prenatal development and prenatal care -- Prenatal development -- Birth and the newborn child -- Birth and its cultural context -- The birth process -- The Neonate -- The Neonate's health -- Caring for the Neonate -- Nutrition : is breast best? -- Infancy -- Physical development -- Growth and change in infancy -- Cognitive development -- Piaget's theory of cognitive development -- Emotional and social development -- Temperament -- Conceptualizing temperament : three approaches -- Toddlerhood -- Physical development -- Growth and change in years 2 and 3 -- Cognitive development -- Cognitive development theories -- Emotional and social development -- Emotional development in toddlerhood -- Early childhood -- Physical development -- Growth from age 3 to 6 -- Cognitive development -- Theories of cognitive development -- Emotional and social development -- Emotional regulation and gender socialization -- Middle child.

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