Thinking Critically About Child Development: Examining Myths and Misunderstandings
- ISBN-10
- 1544341938
- ISBN-13
- 9781544341934
- Category
- Psychology
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-03-15
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Authors
- Jean Mercer, Stephen D. A. Hupp, Jeremy Jewell
Description
With a unique focus on inquiry, Thinking Critically About Child Development presents 74 claims related to child development for readers to examine and think through critically. Author Jean Mercer and new co-authors Stephen Hupp and Jeremy Jewell use anecdotes to illustrate common errors of critical thinking and encourage students to consider evidence and logic relevant to everyday beliefs. New material in the Fourth Edition covers adolescence, adverse childhood experiences, genetics, LGBT issues for both parents and children, and other issues about sexuality, keeping readers up to date on the latest scholarship in the field.
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- 2019-02-12
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