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Ch 1, Lightfoot and Cole (Developmental Science (Domains of Development…
Ch 1, Lightfoot and Cole
Developmental Science
- A field of study that focuses on the range of children's physical, intellectual, social, and emotional developments
- Developmentalists are those who contribute to a growing knowledge of children's development, regardless of their specific discipline or area of expertise
Goals:
- To understand the basic biological and cultural processes that account for the remarkable complexities of human development
- To devise effective methods for safeguarding children's health and well-being
Periods of development:
- The prenatal period, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence
- Marked by changes in social, emotional, physical, and cognitive aspects
- Marked by changes in how children are treated
- Most cultures roughly recognise these phases.
Domains of Development
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Development in any one of these domains is influenced b , and influences, development in the others.
Contexts of Development
Contexts of development present children with both resources and risks that profoundly shape the course of their development
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