Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Child and Adolescent Development: Lives in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and Lives in Context video case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What do you think? questions. The book emphasizes three core themes: the centrality of context, the importance of research, and the applied value of developmental science; students will come away with an understanding of these themes that they will immediately be able to apply to their own lives and future careers. INSTRUCTORS: Child and Adolescent Development is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package! Contact your rep to request a demo. SAGE coursepacks makes it easy to import our quality instructor and student resource content into your school's learning management system (LMS). Intuitive and simple to use, SAGE coursepacks allows you to customize course content to meet your students' needs. Learn more. SAGE edge This open access site offers students a robust online environment with an impressive array of learning resources. Learn more.
Tara L. Kuther is professor of developmental psychology at Western Connecticut State University, where she has taught courses in child, adolescent, and adult development for nearly three decades. Dr. Kuther earned her MA and PhD in developmental psychology from Fordham University. She is a Fellow of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (American Psychological Association, Division 2), has served in various capacities in the Society for the Teaching of Psychology and the Society for Research on Adolescence, and is the former chair of the Teaching Committee for the Society for Research in Child Development. Dr Kuther is author of the award-winning Lifespan Development: Lives in Context as well as Lifespan Development in Context: A Topical Approach, Child and Adolescent Development in Context, and Adolescence in Context. Dr. Kuther is coauthor of Careers in Psychology: Opportunities in a Changing World (with Robert Morgan). Her research interests include social cognition and risky activity in adolescence and adulthood.
Unit 1: Foundations of Child and Adolescent Development Chapter 1: Understanding Human Development: Approaches and Theories 1. What is Development? 2. Themes of Human Development 3. Theoretical Perspectives on Human Development 4. Research in Human Development Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations of Development 1. Genetic Foundations of Development 2. Patterns of Genetic Inheritance 3. Chromosomal and Genetic Problems 4. Reproductive Choices 5. Heredity and Environment Chapter 3: The Prenatal Period, Birth, and the Newborn 1. Prenatal Development 2. Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development 3. Childbirth 4. The Newborn Unit 2: Infancy and Toddlerhood Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood 1. Body Growth 2. Brain Development 3. Early Learning Capacities 4. Sensation and Perception 5. Motor Development Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood 1. Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Perspective 2. Information Processing 3. Language Development Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood 1. Erikson's Theory: Psychosocial Development in Infancy 2. Emotional Development 3. Temperament 4. Attachment 5. Self-Concept and Self-Recognition Unit 3: Early Childhood Chapter 7: Physical Development in Early Childhood 1. Growth 2. Motor Development 3. Brain Development in Early Childhood 4. Health and Well-Being Chapter 8: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood 1. Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Perspective: Preoperational Reasoning 2. Vygotsky's Sociocultural Perspective 3. Information Processing Perspective 4. Young Children's Language Development 5. Moral Development in Early Childhood 6. Contextual Influences on Cognitive Development Chapter 9: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood 1. Emerging Sense of Self 2. Emotional Development 3. Parenting 4. Gender Development 5. Play and Peer Relationships Unit 4: Middle Childhood Chapter 10: Physical Development in Middle Childhood 1. Growth 2. Motor Development 3. Common Health Problems and Disorders Chapter 11: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 1. Cognition 2. Intelligence 3. Moral Development 4. Language Development, Literacy, and Mathematics Skills 5. Learning and Schooling Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood 1. Understanding the Self 2. Peer Relations 3. Family Influences on Development 4. Common Problems 5. Fostering Resilience in Children Unit 5: Adolescence Chapter 13: Physical Development in Adolescence 1. Conceptions of Adolescence 2. Puberty 3. Brain Development 4. Health 5. Adolescent Sexuality Chapter 14: Cognitive Development in Adolescence 1. Cognitive Development 2. Adolescent Moral Development 3. Schools and Academic Functioning in Adolescence 4. Work and Occupational Development Chapter 15: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence 1. The Changing Self 2. Adolescents and Their Families 3. Adolescents and Their Peers 4. Problems in Adolescence Epilogue: Emerging Adulthood 1. Emerging Adulthood: A New Developmental Stage? 2. Physical Development and Maturation 3. Cognitive Development and Maturation 4. Socioemotional Development and Maturation 5. Contexts of Development
