Child Development Worldwide: A Cultural Approach, 1st edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Lene Arnett Jensen Clark University
  • Jeffrey Jensen Arnett Clark University
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Title overview

For courses in Child Development

An expansive, topical approach to how culture impacts development.

Child Development Worldwide presents a topical examination of all stages of development - from prenatal development through middle childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood - through the engaging lens of culture. Cross-cultural examples integrated throughout the narrative reveal the impact of cultural factors both in the US and around the world. Authors Lene Arnett Jensen and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett emphasise culture to foster a thorough, balanced view of development that prepares students to face challenges in our diverse and globalised world - whether they travel the globe or remain in their hometowns.

Table of contents

  • 1. Child Development Worldwide: Who, How, and Why
  • 2. Genetics and Prenatal Development
  • 3. Birth and the Newborn Child
  • 4. Physical Development and Health
  • 5. Cognition: Stages, Processes, and Social Learning
  • 6. Learning Languages
  • 7. Emotions, Self, and Identity
  • 8. Gender: Biology, Socialization, and Cultural Change
  • 9. Family Relationships: Foundations and Variations
  • 10. Peers, Friends, and Romantic Partners
  • 11. School and Work: Developing Cultural Skills
  • 12. Media: Uses, Risks, and Benefits
  • 13. Meaning Systems: Moral, Religious, and Civic Development

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