Summary
Contents
Subject index
Relevant, focused and accessible this book will provide students with an indispensible guide to the central concepts of family studies.
Child Development
Child Development
Definition
Child development is a central concept within psychology for understanding change during the early years of life. It is rooted in a biological view that sees these years in terms of maturational stages from babyhood through to adulthood.
Discussion
Child development theories see the early years as laying the foundation for adult life. In European and New World societies, developmental perspectives have arguably become the dominant paradigm for thinking about children. Children are understood as being different from adults, and as having specific needs. Because care of children is central to understandings of family life, and carries a moral evaluation of individuals as parents, how children's needs are understood has significant implications for families and for social policies concerned with family lives and parenting. From ...
- Loading...
