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Child Development
Understanding A Cultural Perspective
Third
- Martin J. Packer - Independent researcher in Bogotá, Colombia
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January 2026 | 592 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Every child is born into a community, a society, a culture, in which they will live, grow and develop. Culture is an essential component of every child’s psychological and physical development and this book forefronts differences in culture giving a global look at child development.
Taking a chronological approach, from prenatal development to adolescence, your knowledge of developmental psychology will grow with the child. To help you in your studies:
- Social, cognitive, emotional and physical aspects of development are interwoven to help you connect it all together
- You can find case studies from across the globe to enable you to compare cultures
- Key research studies are highlighted to help you get to grips with the theory
- You’ll be encouraged to ‘Stop and think’ and engage your critical skills
Chapter 1: Theoretical perspectives
Chapter 2 Prenatal Development and Physical Differentiation
Chapter 3: Infancy: A Practical Understanding of the World
Chapter 4: Infancy: Culturally Defined Developmental Pathways
Chapter 5: Toddlerhood: Biological Differentiation (1 year to 30 months)
Chapter 6: Toddlerhood: Towards Psychological Differentiation (24 to 36 months)
Chapter 7: Early Childhood: Becoming Symbol Minded (3 to 6 years)
Chapter 8: Early Childhood: Encouraging Autonomy (3 to 6 years)
Chapter 9: Middle Childhood: Differentiating ‘Inner’ and ‘Outer’ (6 to 12 years)
Chapter 10: Middle Childhood: Non-schooled Development (6 to 12 years)
Chapter 11 Teenage Years: Adolescent or Adult? (13 Years and Up)
Chapter 12 Teenage Years: Integrating the Actual and the Possible (13 Years and Up)