Formative Experiences : the Interaction of Caregiving, Culture, and Developmental Psychobiology.

Explores the formative effects of children's early life experiences, with an emphasis on interactions among neurodevelopmental, behavioral, and cultural dynamics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Worthman, Carol M.
Other Authors: Plotsky, Paul M., Schechter, Daniel S., Cummings, Constance A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Section one Historical, Cross-Cultural, and Developmental Science Perspectives; Section two How Experience Interacts with Biological Development; Section three Formative Relationships Within and Across Generations; Section four Social and Cultural Contexts of Childhood Development: Normative Settings, Practices, and Consequences; Section five Fear, Fun, and the Boundaries of Social Experience.
  • Section six Public Health, Education, and Policy ImplicationsIndex.