Lisa M. Oakes, Vanessa Lobue, and Marianella Casasola's Infancy unites historically important and cutting-edge theories and research to illustrate the development of the whole child from birth to age three. Topically organized, the text uses links within its bio-psych-social coverage to illustrate the interconnected nature of development. Through its inclusive approach learners see individual similarities and differences in development as a function of factors such as culture, language experience, parenting style, and socioeconomic status. Stories from the authors' own experiences with infants highlight connections between research and parenting, social policy, and everyday contexts.
Chapter 1: Why and How We Study Infant Development Chapter 2: Biological and Brain Development Chapter 3: Prenatal, Sensory Development, and the Newborn Chapter 4: Perceptual Development Chapter 5: Physical and Motor Development Chapter 6: The Development of Cognitive Skills Chapter 7: Infants' Developing Understanding of the World Chapter 8: The Development of Play and Symbols Chapter 9: Language Development Chapter 10: Emotional Development Chapter 11: Social Development Chapter 12: The Context of Infant Development-Parenting, Peers, and Community
"This book is a modern take on the study of infancy. It brings together some of the most up-to-date research in easy-to-understand language that the students can use to see the relevance of this field, not just for them as parents (which is what most of them think of when they take my class), but also for other practitioners and policymakers." -- Manuela Jimenez "I appreciate how respectful and inclusive these authors are towards diversity and variability in development. They really contextualize developmental pathways and explain clearly how various aspects of development (e.g., perception, postural development, and learning) are inextricably intertwined. But they also do tease apart those aspect of each developmental area that can be specified (e.g., the various building blocks of language). I enjoyed many of their research and case examples, and was surprised, at times, by research that I had not seen yet! I think you would like this text." -- Ilse DeKoeyer "Infancy, First Edition is the first textbook I've read that I actually really enjoyed! The authors are incredible mom-scientists who use personal stories about their own kiddos throughout the book as examples. I learned so much and I STRONGLY recommend this textbook for those interested in infant development!!" -- Student
