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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Studying a Child's World: Then and Now

Chapter Outline


Section I The Study of Child Development: Then and Now

  1. Early Approaches
  2. Studying the Life Span
  3. New Frontiers
  4. An Emerging Consensus

Section II The Study of Child Development : Basic Concepts

  1. Developmental Processes: Change and Stability
  2. Domains of Development
  3. Periods of Development

Section III Influences on Development

  1. Heredity, Environment, and Maturation
  2. Major Contextual Influences
    1. Family
    2. Socioeconomic Status and Neighborhood
    3. Culture and Ethnicity
    4. The Historical Context
  3. Normative and Nonnormative Influences
  4. Timing of Influences: Critical or Sensitive Periods








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