Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Beginnings: Heredity and environment; Prenatal development; Birth -- First two years, infants and toddlers: Biosocial development; Cognitive development; Psychosocial development -- Play years: Biosocial development; Cognitive development; Psychosocial development -- School years: Biosocial development; Cognitive development; Psychosocial development -- Adolescence: Biosocial development; Cognitive development; Psychosocial development -- Glossary

The focus in this edition is on the developing individual, more attention is now called to the rich and powerful panoply of biological, political, and social forces that effect each person's development. Most especially, [the authors] focus on the ways children's growth is affected by the opportunities and challenges presented by their key surrounding contexts, the family, the school, and the community. -Pref

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