Investigate childhood and adolescent development with The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence. Compelling stories connect classic and current research and the lives of real people from a variety of cultures to the field’s core theories and concepts, giving readers a more complete picture of this area of study.

Table of Contents
 
PART I The Beginnings  
Chapter 1 The Science of Development  
Chapter 2 Theories   
Chapter 3 The New Genetics  
Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth  
PART II The First Two Years  
Chapter 5 The First Two Years: Biosocial Development  
Chapter 6 The First Two Years: Cognitive Development  
Chapter 7 The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development  
PART III Early Childhood  
Chapter 8 Early Childhood: Biosocial Development  
Chapter 9 Early Childhood: Cognitive Development  
Chapter 10 Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development  
PART IV Middle Childhood  
Chapter 11 Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development  
Chapter 12 Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development  
Chapter 13 Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development  
PART V Adolescence  
Chapter 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development  
Chapter 15 Adolescence: Cognitive Development  
Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development  
EPILOGUE Emerging Adulthood