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Societal Contexts of Child Development - Pathways of Influence and Implications for Practice and Policy (Hardcover)
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Societal Contexts of Child Development - Pathways of Influence and Implications for Practice and Policy (Hardcover)
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In the last half century, developmental scientists have become
increasingly interested in studying contexts beyond the home
environment that contribute to children's growth and development,
including physical contexts such as schools and neighborhoods, as
well as social contexts such as poverty. During this same period, a
number of social trends have significantly impacted children's
daily lives, including shifts in gender roles and expectations, the
emergence of an early care and education system, and the
proliferation of media technology. Societal Contexts of Child
Development provides comprehensive literature reviews for six broad
contextual influences on children's development that have emerged
as key areas of inquiry in contemporary society - gender, child
care, culture and ethnicity, poverty, schools and neighborhoods,
and media. In the spirit of applied developmental science, this
book considers these six contextual domains in a series of two
linked chapters written by experts in the interdisciplinary field
of developmental science. The first chapter in each section is
organized as a review of basic research relevant to a particular
context, including a discussion of prominent theoretical and
methodological issues. The second chapter in each section then
addresses the same context from an applied research perspective,
examining and documenting how research has been, can be, or should
be used to enhance the everyday lives and developmental outcomes of
children and their families through interventions and/or social
policies. The book concludes with a chapter specifically dedicated
to making connections between research and practice and an epilogue
that situates the book's chapters within the field's study of
contexts. Societal Contexts of Child Development will appeal to a
broad audience of scholars, students, practitioners, and
policymakers from the disciplines of psychology, sociology,
economics, human development, and public policy.
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