Pre-Owned Infants, Children, and Adolescents (6th Edition) (Hardcover) 0205511384 9780205511389

Key Benefit A best-selling, chronologically organized child development book, Berk and Meyers' Infants, Children, and Adolescents is relied on worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering readers research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The authors takes an integrated approach to presenting development in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; emphasize the complex interchanges between heredity and environment; and provide exceptional attention to culture. Key Topics History, Theory, and Research Strategies; Biological and Environmental Foundations; Prenatal Development; Birth and the Newborn Baby; Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Physical Development in Early Childhood; Cognitive Development in Early Childhood; Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood; Physical Development in Middle Childhood; Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood; Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood; Physical Development in Adolescence; Cognitive Development in Adolescence; Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence; Emerging Adulthood Market Readers looking for a thorough overview of child development