Paperback +Connect, McGraw
The Third Canadian edition of Santrock Child Development is designed to connect with today's students. Child Development highlights the connections among different aspects of children’s development through a systemic, integrative approach to help students better understand the concepts, theories, and research presented in the course. Santrock incorporates a Learning Goals system that guides students to review, connect, and reflect on the material frequently. The Third Canadian edition has expanded the Canadian context in child development with current Canadian research and statistics. Santrock also provides the latest research on topics discussed in the classroom, including neuroscience and neurodiversity.
SECTION 1 THE STUDY OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
1) Introduction
2) Cultural, Diversity, and Mental Health
SECTION 2 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
3) Biological Beginnings, Prenatal Development, and Birth
4) Physical Development and Health
SECTION 3 COGNITION, PERCEPTUAL DEVEOPMENT, AND LANGUAGE
5) Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development
6) Cognitive Developmental Approaches
7) Information Processing
8) Intelligence
9) Language Development
SECTION 4 SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
10) Emotional Development
11) The Self and Identity
12) Gender
13) Moral Development
SECTION 5 SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT
14) Families, Peers, and Schools
APPENDIX Careers in Child Development