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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
Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Chapter Outline


Section I The Developing Self

  1. Representational Systems: A Neo-Piagetian View
  2. Self-Esteem
  3. Emotional Growth

Section II The Child in the Family

  1. Family Atmosphere
    1. Parenting Issues: Coregulation and Discipline
    2. Effects of Parents' Work
    3. Poverty and Parenting
  2. Family Structure
    1. Traditional and Nontraditional Families: An Overview
    2. Adoptive Families
    3. When Parents Divorce
    4. Living in a One-Parent Family
    5. Living in a Stepfamily
    6. Living with Gay and Lesbian Parents
    7. Sibling Relationships

Section III The Child in the Peer Group

  1. Positive and Negative Effects of Peer Relations
  2. Popularity
  3. Friendship
  4. Aggression and Bullying
    1. Aggression and Social Information Processing
    2. Does Televised Violence Lead to Aggression?
    3. Bullies and Victims

Section IV Mental Health

  1. Common Emotional Disturbances
    1. Disruptive Behavior Disorders
    2. School Phobia and Other Anxiety Disorders
    3. Childhood Depression
  2. Treatment Techniques
  3. Stress and Resilience
    1. Stresses of Modern Life
    2. Coping with Stress: The Resilient Child








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