ABSTRACT
Comprised of papers written by members of the Social Science Research Council Subcommittee on Child Development in Life-Span Perspective, this book provides a representation of the current status of the relation between child development and the life- span. It suggests the possible synthesis of these two fields from both conceptual and empirical evidence. Theories and methods concerning the social, psychological, and anatomical influences on children's cognitive development through adolescence are highlighted.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|19 pages
The Social Construction of the Psychology of Childhood:
Some Contemporary Processes
chapter 6|28 pages
Childhood Precursors of the Life Course:
Early Personality and Life Disorganization
chapter 9|27 pages
Cognitive Development in Life-Span Perspective:
From Description of Differences to Explanation of Changes
chapter 10|21 pages
Individual Differences in Cognitive Development:
Does Instruction Make a Difference?
chapter 12|17 pages
Lessons from the Lifespan:
What Theorists of Intellectual Development Among Children Can Learn from Their Counterparts Studying Adults
