{"product_id":"child-development-worldwide-9780134014005","title":"Child Development Worldwide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLene Arnett Jense n\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She received her Ph.D. in developmental psychology in 1994 from the University of Chicago, and did a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California  Berkeley. Prior to coming to Clark University, she taught at the University of Missouri and Catholic University of America.\u003cbr\u003eShe aims through scholarship and professional collaboration to move the discipline of psychology toward understanding development both in terms of what is universal and what is cultural. She terms this a cultural-developmental approach. Her research addresses moral development and cultural identity formation. Together with her students, she has conducted research in countries such as Denmark, India, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. Her publications include \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Horizons in Developmental Theory and Researc\u003c\/em\u003eh\u003c\/em\u003e (2005, with Reed Larson, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChild Development Worldwide: Who, How, and Why\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.1 A Worldwide Profile of Humanity Today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.2 Humans: The Cultural and Global Species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.3 The Field of Child Development: Emergence and Expansion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.4 How We Study Child Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.5 Why We Study Child Development Worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Niger and the Netherlands: An Up-Close Look at the Demographic Divide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Falling Behind? College Graduation in the United States\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Darwin’s Diary: A Case Study\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenetics and Prenatal Development\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.1 Genetic Basics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.2 Genes and the Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.3 Genes and Individual Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.4 Prenatal Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5 Prenatal Brain Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.6 Prenatal Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.7 Pregnancy Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Pregnancy and Prenatal Care Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Biology, Sexism, and Educational Exclusion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Adopted Twin Studies: The Story of Oskar and Jack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBirth and the Newborn Child\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.1 The Stages of Birth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.2 Birth Across Times and Places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3 The Neonate’s Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.4 The Neonate’s Physical and Perceptual Functioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.5 Caring for the Neonate: Is Breast Best?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.6 Social and Emotional Aspects of Care for the Neonate and Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Breast-Feeding Practices Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Getting a Better Start in Life: Improving the First Learning Environment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Breast-Feeding Benefits: Separating Correlation and Causation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Development and Health\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.1 Bodily Growth and Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.2 Motor Development and Physical Functioning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.3 Health and Sleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.4 Health and Nutrition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.5 Preventing Mortality: Diseases and Injuries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Is Contemporary American Culture Setting off a Genetic Tripwire for Obesity?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Physical Education: A Brain Tonic for Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Graduated Driver Licensing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCognition: Stages, Processes, and Social Learning\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.1 Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.2 Post-Piagetian Approaches to Cognitive Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.3 Information-Processing Approaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.4 Social Cognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5 Sociocultural Theories of Cognitive Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Object Permanence Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Bringing Theories of Cognitive Development into the Classroom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Spontaneous Response Tasks and Theory of Mind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLearning Languages\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.1 Languages in Today’s World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.2 Evolutionary and Biological Bases of Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.3 Theories of Language Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.4 First Sounds and Words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.5 From First Words to Cultural Competence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6.6 Multilingualism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Cultural Views on Speaking to Infants and Toddlers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Early Multilingual Education Across Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Observing Everyday Storytelling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmotions, Self, and Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.1 Temperament: Individual Differences in Emotion and Self-Regulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.2 Emotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.3 Self-Conceptualization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.4 Self-Esteem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7.5 Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: The Features of Emerging Adulthood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Praise, Motivation, and Academic Achievement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Measuring Temperament\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGender: Biology, Socialization, and Cultural Change\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.1 Development of a Gendered Self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.2 Gender in Traditional Cultures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.3 Gender Comparisons in Developed Countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.4 Reasons for Gender Differences: Theories and Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.5 Beyond the Binary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8.6 Globalization and the Future of Gender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Gender Among Latinas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Gender in the Preschool and Primary School Classroom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Meta-Analyses of Gender Differences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily Relationships: Foundations and Variations\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.1 The First Social Relationship: Two Theories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.2 Attachment to Parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.3 The Parent-Child Relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.4 Problems in the Parent-Child Relationship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.5 Siblings and Grandparents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9.6 Changing Families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Stranger Anxiety Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Enhancing Attachment in Child Welfare Institutions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Early Child Care and Its Consequences\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeers, Friends, and Romantic Partners\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.1 Social Contexts Beyond the Family: Two Theories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.2 Play with Peers and Friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.3 Peers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.4 Friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.5 Problem Behaviors Among Friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10.6 Romantic Partners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Friendship and Play in Middle Childhood Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: School Intervention Programs for Rejected Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Shyness in China and Canada: Cultural Interpretations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchool and Work: Developing Cultural Skills\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.1 Preschool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.2 From Primary Education to Tertiary Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.3 School and Other Contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.4 Intelligence Tests and School Readiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11.5 Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Primary School Across Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: School Climate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children: Creating a Measurement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedia: Uses, Risks, and Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.1 Media Prevalence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.2 Media and Other Contexts of Socialization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.3 Theories of Media Influence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.4 Uses of Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.5 Risks of Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.6 Benefits of Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.7 Globalization and Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: “Teenagers” in Kathmandu, Nepal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Panwapa: An International Multimedia Educational Program\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Ethiopian Children Receive Laptops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeaning Systems: Moral, Religious, and Civic Development\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.1 Moral Development: Emotions and Socialization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.2 Moral Development: Reasoning and Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.3 Religious and Spiritual Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.4 Civic Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.5 Political Conflict and Extremism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13.6 Values in Today’s and Tomorrow’s World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCULTURAL FOCUS: Religion in the Lives of African American Adolescents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eEDUCATION FOCUS: Schools as Civic Institutions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eRESEARCH FOCUS: Beyond Deficiency: Civic Development in Immigrant 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