Child & Developmental Psychology

Victor C. Strasburger has given us a clear, concise summary of a massive amount of information on a very important subject. This slim volume should...

The topic of adolescent sexual behavior and childbearing at once entails multiple issues related to sexual activity, development, and parenting--ea...

Are there certain periods in a child′s development when he or she may be more sensitive to specific environmental influences than at earlier or lat...

Bittersweet Destiny combines discourse on the evolution of human behavior with a philosophical perspective. It explores evolutionary theory aimed a...

The first part of the book offers a survey of current approaches to the development of moral reasoning: those of Freud, ego psychology, Piaget and ...

Attachment theory is one of the most popular theoretical perspectives currently influencing research in close relationships. Extremely interesting ...

This text is an attempt to trace out a line of development in the understanding of how things happen, from origins in infancy to mature forms in ad...

A psychological understanding of the problems associated with male sexuality is urgently needed, for this is one of the dimensions of the male code...

Arthur M. Horne and Mark S. Kiselica have gathered a large and impressive team of authorities from around the United States and New Zealand to prod...

Currently, only about 50% of American youths live in traditional two-parent, first-marriage families. This fact, combined with often bleak economic...

This stimulating book and its companion volume, Adult Personality Development: Theories and Concepts, reflect an expansion of the coverage of Wrigh...

Perfect for courses in child development or developmental psychology and arranged thematically in sections corresponding to chapter headings usuall...

Does a client′s age affect the counselling process? What special challenges do older clients present for the counsellor? This book links life-span ...

When studying children too often it is assumed that "our" view of the world will be their view of the world. Knowing Children explores this lofty a...

This major new textbook by Jaan Valsiner focuses on the interface between cultural psychology and developmental psychology. Intended for students f...

Both provocative and controversial, Tuning In to Young Viewers focuses on a key area of media studies. Today, issues such as violence on television...

Personality Psychology is well-written, and more important, it is engaging. I would even go so far as to say that the student reading this will fee...

Educators will find much useful information in Personal Relationships During Adolescence. It offers insights for program and curriculum planning an...

This stimulating book and its companion volume, Adult Personality Development: Theories and Concepts, reflect an expansion of the coverage of Wrigh...

The number of longitudinal data archives is growing almost daily, yet no resource exists to help understand the relationship between research quest...

A first in its field, this timely volume effectively bridges the gap between the legal requirements that govern research on minors and the research...

Posttraumatic stress, clinical dysfunction, behavioral and emotional disorders--these are but a few of the problems faced by children encountering ...

"This book addresses, in a comprehensive and practical manner, the increasingly important topic of preventing youth violence. The scope of the book...