Child Development: A Topical Approach [with Making the Grade CD]

A new entry for the growing topically-organized segment of this market, Child A Topical Approach presents pivotal research and theories in a more readable, accessible style than books currently available. This first edition teams Diane Papalia�s teaching and writing expertise with Ruth Feldman�s professional writing, and it introduces Dana Gross � a child development researcher and professor at St. Olaf�s College in Minnesota. Applauded by reviewers for its combination of research coverage with applications and real-life examples, this new text also includes Papalia�s hallmark of superior coverage of cross-cultural and social policy topics, and a new emphasis on the history of child psychology..