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| Genre/Form: | Cross-cultural studies Études transculturelles |
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| Additional Physical Format: | ebook version : |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Martin J Packer |
| ISBN: | 1473993369 9781473993365 1473993377 9781473993372 |
| OCLC Number: | 1143523340 |
| Description: | xiii, 595 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color) 24 cm |
| Contents: | Chapter 1: Introduction 1. A Cultural Perspective on Children?s Development 2. Organization of the Book Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives in Developmental Psychology Theoretical Perspectives in Developmental Psychology 1. Genetic Psychology 2. Behaviorism 3. Cognitive Developmental Psychology 4. Constructivist Psychology 5. Cultural Psychology Chapter 3: Interwoven Lines of Development 1. What is Evolution? 2. Evolution of Human Beings 3. Tracing the Origins of Language 4. Evolution of the Life Cycle 5. Sociocultural Evolution Chapter 4: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn 1. Prenatal Development of Body and Brain 2. Birth: The First Developmental Transition 3. Infant Dependence: What the Newborn Cannot Do 4. Neonatal Capabilities: What the Newborn Can Do Chapter 5: Infancy -- A Practical Understanding of the World 1. The Infant?s Practical Understanding 2. The World of Infancy: The Great-We 3. Caring for the Infant: Chapter 6: Infancy -- Towards Biological Differentiation 1. Primary Emotions and their Regulation 2. Biological Developments During the First Year 3. The Transition at 1 Year: Biological differentiation Chapter 7: Toddlerhood -- A World of Irresistible Invitations 1. The World of Toddlerhood: Irresistible Invitations 2. Caring for the Toddler 3. Understanding Other People: Intentions in Action, and Family Customs 4. Biological Change During Toddlerhood Chapter 8: Toddlerhood -- Towards Psychological Differentiation 1. The Toddler?s Talk 2. How Language Changes the World of the Toddler 3. Understanding Material Representations 4. Self and Symbol: The Transition at 3 Years Chapter 9: Early Childhood -- How Things Appear, And How They Are 1. Sociodramatic Play 2. Talking as both Doing and Understanding 3. The World of Early Childhood: Breaking from the Visual Chapter 10: Early Childhood -- Towards Inner and Outer 1. Understanding Other People: Prior Intentions and Conventional Scenarios 2. Caring for the Young Child 3. The Origins of Verbal Thinking 4. Becoming a Kind of Person 5. Biological Changes During Early Childhood Chapter 11: Middle Childhood -- Understanding Institutional Reality 1. The Transition at 5-to-7 Years 2. Learning Through Participation and Apprenticeship 3. Understanding Other People: Mental States, and Institutions with Roles and Rules Chapter 12: Middle Childhood -- Towards the Actual and the Possible 1. The Institution of School 2. Outside School and Work Chapter 13: The Teenage Years -- Adolescent, or Adult? 1. Biological Changes in the Teenage Years 2. Constituting Adolescence 3. Adolescent Reasoning and Decision Making Chapter 14: The Teenage Years -- Towards Adulthood 1. Who Is The Adolescent? 2. Peer Culture 3. Understanding Other People: Ethical and Epistemological Relativism Chapter 15: Summing up 1. Stages, Transitions, and Trajectories 2. Theory of Mind, and the Normative Stances 3. Embodied, Embedded, and Distributed. |
| Responsibility: | Martin J. Packer. |
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"Finally, a developmental textbook that portrays the ubiquitous role of culture in the developing child." -- Christine M. Weinkauff "Packer has written a culturally informed and philosophically sophisticated text. It is essential reading!" -- Robert B. Faux A truly valuable reference book covering most important aspects of (human and) child development with a particular emphasis on the cultural perspective. Each chapter has clear learning objectives and framing questions at the beginning, and in the end, a brief conclusion section highlighting most important aspects covered in the chapter. A great resource for anyone studying or interested in psychology. -- Tamara Rakic "Clever, scholarly and approachable explanations of the importance of culture and society in a child's development. This book makes an important contribution for both students and researchers." -- Marek Tesar Read more...
