Child Development
2^nd Edition
Thomas Berndt,
1997

*This helpful learning aid appears in every chapter.

1 Current Issues and Theories

What Is Child Development?
Current Issues in Child Development
Theories of Child Development
Issues, Theories, and Levels of Social Complexity
Summary*
Suggested Readings*

2 Studying Children's Development: A Primer on Methods

Measurement
Research Design
Ethical Issues in Developmental Research
Relationships Between Researchers and Participants

3 Understanding Genetic Influences on Development

The Biology of Heredity
Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Abnormal Development
Gene-Environment Interaction and Normal Human Variation
Behavior Genetics and the Effects of Parenting

4 Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

From Conception to Birth: Infant and Parent Perspectives
Environmental Influences on Prenatal Development
Childbirth and the Neonatal Period
Pregnancy and Birth: A Father's Role

5 Physical, Motor, and Early Perceptual Development

Physical Growth
Growth and Development of the Brain
Behavioral Organization and Motor Development
States
Early Perceptual Development
Social Influences on Physical Development

6 First Steps in Social Development: Emotions and Relationships

Early Emotional Development
Infant-Mother Attachments
Beyond Infant-Mother Attachments: Infants' Social Worlds
The Sophisticated Infant

7 Language Development

The Sounds of Speech: Perception and Production
Meaning in Language: Semantic Development
From Word to Sentence: Developmental Changes in Grammar
Learning How to Communicate: The Development of Pragmatics
Explanations for Language Development
LADs, LASSies, and Communication

8 Cognitive Development: Piaget, Vygotsky, and Their Followers

(With Lucia A. French, University of Rochester)
Piaget's Theories
Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Are Children Solitary or Social Thinkers?

9 Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Components

(With Lucia A. French, University of Rochester)
Perception and Attention
Mental Representation and World Knowledge
Remembering
Learning
Classroom Learning Through Social Interaction

10 Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Defining and Measuring Intelligence
Stability and Change in IQ Scores
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Development of IQ
Is Intelligence More Than IQ?
Academic Achievement and Achievement Motivation
Social Intelligence?

11 Parenting and Family Relationships

Parenting as Socialization
Sisters and Brothers
The Changing American Family
When Parenting Goes Awry: Child Maltreatment
Relationships in Family Systems

12 Peer Relationships

Levels of Complexity in the Peer Social World
Peer Interactions in Infancy and Early Childhood
Children's Friendships
Status in the Peer Group
Cliques, Crowds, and Peer Group Influence
Beyond the Peer Social World: Mixed-Age Interactions

13 Social Cognition: Understanding of Self and Other People

Who Am I? The Development of Self-Understanding
How Good Am I? Variations in Self-Esteem
Identity Development in Adolescence
Understanding Other People
Linking Social Cognition to Social Behavior
Thinking About Relationships and Multiple Selves

14 Sex-Role Development

The Many Components of Sex Typing
What Are Girls and Boys Made Of? A Look at Children's Stereotypes
Differences Between Boys and Girls: Sampling the Evidence
Explanations of Sex-Role Development
Masculine, Feminine, or Androgynous: What's Best for Children?
Explaining Why Boys and Girls Seldom Play Together

15 Moral Development

Thinking about Morality
Moral Emotions: Guilt, Empathy, and Good Feelings
Moral Behavior
Promoting Moral Development
The Morality of Social Relationships

Glossary
References
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index

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