Child Development: A Cultural Approach, Books a la Carte Edition

Arnett, Jeffrey J.; Maynard, Ashley

ISBN 10: 0205932029 ISBN 13: 9780205932023

Publisher: Pearson, 2012

Synopsis

Help students understand how culture impacts development - and why it matters.

Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett/Maynard’sChild Development provides students with a more accurate and practical understanding of how development works in the real world. Whether they travel the globe or remain in their home towns, students will benefit from being able to think culturally about human development and our culturally diverse and globalized world. New U.S. and international videos, shot in several countries, allow students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures.

MyDevelopmentLab is an integral part of the Arnett/Maynard program. Key learning applications include a personalized study plan, MyDevelopmentLab Video Series, and MyVirtualChild.

A better teaching and learning experience

The teaching and learning experience with this program helps to:

• Personalize Learning – MyDevelopmentLab is online learning. MyDevelopmentLab engages students through personalized learning and helps instructors from course preparation to delivery and assessment.
• Understand Culture and Diversity – Extensive cultural coverage is woven into the narrative and on vivid display in images.
• Improve Critical Thinking – Students will learn to think critically about the influence of culture on development. Learning objectives, listed at the start of each chapter and within every section, help students better organize and understand the material.
• Engage Students – Research and examples on the similarities and differences in child development across cultures will fascinate students.
• Explore Research – Students are presented with current research and examples from around the world.
• Support Instructors – All supplements were developed around the textbook’s carefully constructed learning objectives.

Child Development: A Cultural Approach, covers prenatal development through adolescence and emerging adulthood and is available in hardcover, paperback, and à la Carte versions. It is also available in an abridged paperback version,Child Development through Middle Childhood .

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About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett received his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Virginia. He taught at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, the University of Missouri, and the University of Maryland, where he is currently a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development. He has also served as a Research Associate at the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago while a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Northwestern University Department of Psychiatry, where he also served on the Committee on Human Development at the University of Chicago. He is currently Editor of the Sage "Journal of Adolescent Research" and is Editor-in-Chief of a four-volume encyclopedia of adolescence currently being developed with Routledge. Within the area of developmental psychology and media, his primary interests include music and adolescence, and he's especially interested in a cultural and international perspective, which he would hope to infuse into the encyclopedia.

Review

"Well-Written and concepts are well explained. Cultural Approach is evident throughout." -"Dr Wallace Smith", Union County College "The writing style is engaging, especially in the opening stories and all concepts are clearly explained." -"Colleen Fawcett", Palm Beach State College "The writing style is engaging. It is straightforward, factual and descriptive without being overwhelming in the volume of concepts trying to be addressed. Sections connect to each other, using supporting features to link one to another. The author has gone out of the way to indicate where related concepts were discussed in previous chapters."" -Carrie Dale, Eastern Illinois University" "Child Development: A Cultural Approach (chapter 7 only) provides the student with an overview of the development of children in middle childhood while comparing the development to children from other cultures and countries. The text is easy to read, making it easy for students to stay engaged and understand the content." -"April Grace", Madisonville Community Colege "I would seriously consider this book for my developmental psychology course which has as its focus birth through adolescence. This book appears to provide the element of culture which is absent from other text books." -"Randolph"" Manning", Suffolk County Community College

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0205932029
• ISBN 13: 9780205932023
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608