Developmental Psychology Arena

Developmental Pathways Through Middle Childhood

Rethinking Contexts and Diversity as Resources

• Edited by Catherine R. Cooper, Cynthia T. Garc¡a Coll, W. Todd Bartko, Helen M. Davis, Celina Chatman

When can contexts and diversity be resources, rather than risks, for children's developmental pathways? Scholars, policy makers, and practitioners increasingly realize that middle childhood matters...

Published June 27th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Parenting

An Ecological Perspective

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Parenting: An Ecological Perspective was originally created in 1993 to answer questions such as: Why do parents differ markedly in the ways in which they...

Published June 15th 2005 by Routledge.

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Recess

Its Role in Education and Development

• By Anthony D. Pellegrini

Writing a book about recess could be a very questionable endeavor for a serious academic psychologist. At first blush it seems to be a pretty...

Published June 10th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being

• Edited by Suzanne M. Bianchi, Lynne M. Casper, Rosalind Berkow King

Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being grew out of a conference held in Washington, D.C. in June 2003 on "Workforce/Workplace Mismatch: Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being"...

Published June 2nd 2005 by Routledge.

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The New Population Problem

Why Families in Developed Countries Are Shrinking and What It Means

• Edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter

This book is based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on "Creating the Next Generation: Social, Economic, and Psychological Processes Underlying Fertility...

Published April 6th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School

• Edited by Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, Jennifer C. Ablow, Vanessa Kahn Johnson, Jeffrey R. Measelle

The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year...

Published March 31st 2005 by Routledge.

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The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships

• Edited by John H. Harvey, Amy Wenzel, Susan Sprecher

Although sexuality is an integral part of close romantic relationships, research linking these two constructs has been less systematic than other areas pertaining to close...

Published March 29th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Organized Activities As Contexts of Development

Extracurricular Activities, After School and Community Programs

• Edited by Joseph L. Mahoney, Reed W. Larson, Jacquelynne S. Eccles

School-aged children in the U.S. and other Western nations spend almost half of their waking hours in leisure activities. For some, out-of-school time is perceived as...

Published January 5th 2005 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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From Work-Family Balance to Work-Family Interaction

Changing the Metaphor

• Edited by Diane F. Halpern, Susan Elaine Murphy

There are many lessons to be learned about work-family interaction. It is clear that some people have learned how to combine work and family in...

Published December 29th 2004 by Routledge.

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A Handbook of Divorce and Custody

Forensic, Developmental, and Clinical Perspectives

• Edited by Linda Gunsberg, Paul Hymowitz

The Handbook of Divorce and Custody brings together mental health professionals and forensic specialists dedicated to working in the legal arena with families in crisis. ...

Published December 28th 2004 by Routledge.

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