Child DevelopmentFive sections and 15 chapters cover theory and research in child development; cognitive and language development; personality and social development; and the foundations and contexts of development. The author includes both classic and current theory and research, emphasizing how the research proces |
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... sexual attitudes and practices . For example , among the Trobriand Islanders of Melanesia , older companions provide children with explicit instruction in sexual practices . Bachelor houses are maintained , where adolescents are ...
... sexual attitudes and practices . For example , among the Trobriand Islanders of Melanesia , older companions provide children with explicit instruction in sexual practices . Bachelor houses are maintained , where adolescents are ...
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... sexual intercourse . Source : U.S. Centers for Disease Control , 1992 . the direction of conservative sexual beliefs has occurred . A growing number of young people say they are opposed to premarital sex , largely due to the risk of ...
... sexual intercourse . Source : U.S. Centers for Disease Control , 1992 . the direction of conservative sexual beliefs has occurred . A growing number of young people say they are opposed to premarital sex , largely due to the risk of ...
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Laura E. Berk. Child Sexual Abuse So there really was a monster in her bedroom . For many kids , there's a real reason to be afraid of the dark . Last year in Indiana , there were 6,912 substan- tiated cases of sexual abuse . The trauma ...
Laura E. Berk. Child Sexual Abuse So there really was a monster in her bedroom . For many kids , there's a real reason to be afraid of the dark . Last year in Indiana , there were 6,912 substan- tiated cases of sexual abuse . The trauma ...
Contents
Historical Foundations | 8 |
RESILIENT CHILDREN | 9 |
CHAPTER 3 | 21 |
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