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Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- THE NATURE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 2: THE SCIENCE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 3: BIOLOGICAL BEGINNINGS
- Chapter 4: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT AND BIRTH
- Chapter 5: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
- Chapter 6: MOTOR, SENSORY, AND PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
- COGNITION AND LANGUAGE
- Chapter 7: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES
- Chapter 8: INFORMATION PROCESSING
- Chapter 9: INTELLIGENCE
- Chapter 10: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 11: EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 12: THE SELF AND IDENTITY
- Chapter 13: GENDER
- Chapter 14: MORAL DEVELOPMENT
- SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT
- Chapter 15: FAMILIES
- Chapter 16: PEERS
- Chapter 17: SCHOOLS AND ACHIEVEMENT
- Chapter 18: CULTURE
- GLOSSARY
- REFERENCES
- CREDITS
- NAME INDEX
- SUBJECT INDEX
