Infants and Children in Context / Edition 1

by Tara L. Kuther

Overview

Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Infants and Children in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What do you think? critical thinking questions. The book emphasizes three core themes: the centrality of context, the importance of research, and the applied value of developmental science; students will come away with an understanding of these themes that they will immediately be able to apply to their own lives and future careers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544324753
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tara L. Kuther is professor of developmental psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for nearly three decades. Dr. Kuther earned her MA and Ph D in developmental psychology from Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (American Psychological Association, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Dr Kuther is author of the award-winning Lifespan Development: Lives in Context as well as Lifespan Development in Context: A Topical Approach, Child and Adolescent Development in Context, and Adolescence in Context. Dr. Kuther is coauthor of Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World (with Robert Morgan). Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development
1. Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories
2. Biological and Environmental Foundations of Development
3. The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn
Infancy and Toddlerhood
4. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
5. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
6. Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
Early Childhood
7. Physical Development in Early Childhood
8. Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
9. Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
10. Physical Development in Middle Childhood
11. Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
12. Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Editorial Reviews

Tara L. Kuther has written a textbook that captures the most current aspects of developmental science with its emphasis on context and both current and classic studies of human development while managing to include opportunities for students to apply this new knowledge to their own lives. The textbook is visually engaging and will also help students learn the material with several helpful meta-cognitive features, such as Thinking in Context and Apply Your Knowledge.”

Dawn K. Kriebel

An easily understandable text that engages students in active learning.”

Debra L. Schwiesow

“Infants and Children in Context is an introductory text for child development that focuses on application of the information, an emphasis on context including culture, and also incorporates updated research on how the brain develops and influences development.”

Cassendra M. R. Bergstrom