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Children in Context
A Topical Approach
- Tara L. Kuther - Western Connecticut State University, USA
January 2025 | 688 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
In the topically organized Children in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther emphasizes three core themes of child development: the importance of context, the relevance of research, and the applied value of developmental science. By examining child development through real-life contexts—such as gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status—Kuther engages students with up-to-date data, relatable examples, and cross-cultural stories, offering insights that directly connect to their own experiences and future professions.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About The Author
Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Development: Themes, Theories, and Research
Chapter 2: Biological and Environmental Foundations of development
Chapter 3: The Prenatal Period, Birth, And The Newborn
Chapter 4: Brain, Perception, And Motor Development
Chapter 5: Physical Development and Health
Chapter 6: Cognitive Change: Cognitive-Developmental and Sociocultural Approaches
Chapter 7: Information Processing Theory
Chapter 8: Intelligence
Chapter 9: Language Development
Chapter 10: Emotional Development
Chapter 11: Self, Identity, And Personality
Chapter 12: Moral Development
Chapter 13: Gender
Chapter 14: Families
Chapter 15: Contexts of Development
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I think one key strength of the book is that the author provides a sectoin on Careers in Child Development. These careers are very important to the field of child and family development. [ . . . ] [It] is truly an outstanding approach to guiding students into making informed career decisions.
Texas Woman's University
Draft chapter review
My favorite feature of the text is the section on careers relevent to course content. [Kuther] shows that the material students learn in class is directly applicable to the workplace.
Virginia Peninsula Community College
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