Description
Book SynopsisThe authoritative, multi-volume reference work on child and adolescent development and psychology
The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development presents the major theories, key concepts, disorders, and evidence-based practices of the field. Covering infancy through adolescence and emerging adulthood, this important work outlines major areas of research and examines specific topics, ongoing controversies, and current work being done by leaders in the field. The first work on the topic of its scale, the Encyclopedia offers scholarly, authoritative information from an international team of experts that spans ten volumes.
The content of the encyclopedia is organized in two main partsChild and Adolescentand ten subparts. The first six volumes focus on topics of growth, behavior, cognition, emotion, family, and community in child development. The final four volumes explore the history, theory, and culture of adolescent development, biology and cog
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Growth in Childhood
Volume 2: Behavior in Childhood
Volume 3: Cognition in Childhood
Volume 4: Emotion in Childhood
Volume 5: Family in Childhood
Volume 6: Community in Childhood
Volume 7: History, Theory, and Culture in Adolescence
Volume 8: Biology, Neurology, and Cognition in Adolescence
Volume 9: Social Development in Adolescence
Volume 10: Development of the Self in Adolescence
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