Child Development: A Cultural Approach (Paperback)

Help students understand how culture impacts development- and why it matters. Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett/Maynards Child Development provides students with a more accurate and practical understanding of how development works in the real world. Whether they travel the globe or remain in their home towns, in a culturally diverse and globalized world students will benefit from being able to think culturally about human development. New U.S. and international videos, shot in several countries, allow students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures. A better teaching and learning experience The teaching and learning experience with this program helps to: Understand Culture and Diversity- Extensive cultural coverage is woven into the narrative and on vivid display in images. Learning objectives are listed at the start of each chapter as well as within the chapter along every section to help students better organize and understand the material. Personalize Learning - The new MyDevelopmentLab with MyVirtualChild delivers proven results in helping students succeed and provides engaging experiences that personalize learning. Improve Critical Thinking - Students learn to think critically about the influence of culture on development. Engage Students - Students are fascinated to learn about similarities and differences in child development across cultures Explore Research - Students are presented with current research and examples from around the world. Support Instructors - All supplements were developed around the textbooks carefully constructed learning objectives. Child Development: A Cultural Approach, covers prenatal development through adolescence and emerging adulthood and is available in hardcover, paperback, and a la Carte versions. It is also available in an abridged paperback version, Child Development through Middle Childhood . 020594972X / 9780205949724 Child Development Plus New MyDevelopmentLab with eText Package consists of 0205841074 / 9780205841073 Child Development: A Cultural Approach 0205206522 / 9780205206520 NEW MyDevelopmentLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Editorial Reviews Review "Well-written and concepts are well explained. Cultural Approach is evident throughout." -Dr Wallace Smith, Union County College "The writing style is engaging, especially in the opening stories and all concepts are clearly explained." -Colleen Fawcett, Palm Beach State College "The writing style is engaging. It is straightforward, factual and descriptive without being overwhelming in the volume of concepts trying to be addressed. Sections connect to each other, using supporting features to link one to another. The author has gone out of the way to indicate where related concepts were discussed in previous chapters." -Carrie Dale, Eastern Illinois University "Child Development: A Cultural Approach provides the student with an overview of the development of children in middle childhood while comparing the development to children from other cultures and countries. The text is easy to read, making it easy for students to stay engaged and understand the content." -April Grace, Madisonville Community Colege "I would seriously consider this book for my developmental psychology course which has as its focus birth through adolescence. This book appears to provide the element of culture which is absent from other text books." -Randolph Manning, Suffolk County Community College About the Author Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is a Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in developmental psychology in 1986 from the University of Virginia, and did 3 years of postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago. From 1992--1998 he was Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Missouri where he taught a 300-student life-span development course ever