An Introduction to Child Development

SAGE Foundations of Psychology

by Thomas Keenan, Subhadra Evans, Kevin Crowley

An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition   provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation of the critical issues, while providing balanced coverage of topics that represent both classic and cutting edge work in this vast and fascinating field.

The new edition has been fully updated and This textbook is essential reading for undergraduate students taking an introductory course in child development or developmental psychology and provides a clear and accessible foundation for essays, assignments and other projects.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Education, Reference

456 pages, Hardcover

First published March 28, 2002

About the author

Thomas is Director of the Human Rights Project and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Literature, Human Rights Program at Bard College. He holds a B.A. from Amherst College, a Master of Philosophy and Ph.D. from Yale University. He is the recipient of the following awards: Fellowship, Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture, Rutgers (1991–92); Shorenstein Fellow, Joan Shorenstein Center for Press and Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard (1998). He is the author of Fables of Responsibility: Aberrations and Predicaments in Ethics and Politics (1997); articles in PMLA, New York Times, Wired, Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, among others. He was the editor of The End(s) of the Museum (1996) and coeditor of New Media, Old Media (2005); (1988). He is an editorial and advisory board member of Journal of Human Rights, Grey Room, WITNESS, Scholars at Risk Network. (1999– ).

Reviews

[Petter Gran · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some takeaways:

- Talk to your children in terms of mental states: Imagine how he feels…? How would you feel if…
- Have at least two children if you’re first at it (preferably with the same partner)
- Make sure your children are slim (not shady) before they begin kindergarten

[Gemma · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concise and interesting introduction to child development.

[CanadianReader · Rating 2 out of 5]

A well-written and useful resource for educators.