Child Development
16th Edition
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9789364446648
© 2026 | Published: April 9, 2026
About the Book:This book offers a comprehensive and contemporary exploration of child development, examining how biological, cognitive, emotional, and social processes shape growth from infancy through adolescence. Integrating current research with c…
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SECTION 1 THE NATURE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Contexts of Development: Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Technology
SECTION 2 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
SECTION 3 COGNITION AND LANGUAGE
Chapter 7 Historical Foundations of Cognitive Developmental Theories
Chapter 8 Information Processing
Chapter 9 Intelligence
Chapter 10 Language Development
SECTION 4 SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 11 Emotional Development
Chapter 12 The Self and Identity
Chapter 13 Gender
Chapter 14 Moral Development
SECTION 5 SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 15 Families
Chapter 16 Peers
Chapter 17 Schools and Achievement
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Contexts of Development: Culture, Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Technology
SECTION 2 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
SECTION 3 COGNITION AND LANGUAGE
Chapter 7 Historical Foundations of Cognitive Developmental Theories
Chapter 8 Information Processing
Chapter 9 Intelligence
Chapter 10 Language Development
SECTION 4 SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 11 Emotional Development
Chapter 12 The Self and Identity
Chapter 13 Gender
Chapter 14 Moral Development
SECTION 5 SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 15 Families
Chapter 16 Peers
Chapter 17 Schools and Achievement
About the Book:
This book offers a comprehensive and contemporary exploration of child development, examining how biological, cognitive, emotional, and social processes shape growth from infancy through adolescence. Integrating current research with clear, accessible explanations helps learners understand developmental patterns, individual differences, and the contexts that influence children’s lives. This edition is no exception, with more than 1,000 citations from 2020, 2021, and 2022. The highlighted research reflects relevant classic and current findings by a diverse group of researchers. To highlight the importance of culture, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and access to technology as contexts that influence many aspects of children’s physical, cognitive, and social development, this edition has a new organization that features these contexts of development early in the text in order to frame understanding of all the subsequent topics.
Key Features:
• Aligned with the latest curriculum guidelines
• Integrates cutting-edge research with extensive updated citations
• Emphasizes developmental connections across key domains of growth
• Highlights diversity, equity, and inclusion through structured learning features
• Supplemented with online resources for instructors
This book offers a comprehensive and contemporary exploration of child development, examining how biological, cognitive, emotional, and social processes shape growth from infancy through adolescence. Integrating current research with clear, accessible explanations helps learners understand developmental patterns, individual differences, and the contexts that influence children’s lives. This edition is no exception, with more than 1,000 citations from 2020, 2021, and 2022. The highlighted research reflects relevant classic and current findings by a diverse group of researchers. To highlight the importance of culture, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and access to technology as contexts that influence many aspects of children’s physical, cognitive, and social development, this edition has a new organization that features these contexts of development early in the text in order to frame understanding of all the subsequent topics.
Key Features:
• Aligned with the latest curriculum guidelines
• Integrates cutting-edge research with extensive updated citations
• Emphasizes developmental connections across key domains of growth
• Highlights diversity, equity, and inclusion through structured learning features
• Supplemented with online resources for instructors