Chapter 1: Issues In Child Development

Question 1

Who needs to understand development?

Answer 1

Families, Professionals who work with children, and policy makers

Question 2

How does development happen?

Answer 2

Children develop within three distinct domains:
#1 Physical
#2 Cognitive
#3 Social-emotional

Question 3

Themes In Child Development

Answer 3

1 Nature and Nurture

#2 Continuous vs. Discontinuous Development
#3 Stability vs. Change
#4 individual differences

Question 4

Theme #2: Continuous vs. Discontinuous Development

Answer 4

Continuous: Gradual Change and Quantitative Change
Discontinuous: Stage-like change and Qualitative Change

Question 5

Theme #3: Stability vs. Change

Answer 5

Are we basically the same person we were at an early age, or do we reinvent ourselves along the way?

Question 6

Theme #4: Individual Differences

Answer 6

• Equifinality: different pathways of development that result in the same outcome
• Multi-finality: the same pathway can lead to different outcomes
• Intersectionality: interaction of personal characteristics contribute to different experiences and outcomes

Question 7

Contexts of Development:

Answer 7

1 Family > socialization

#2 School
#3 Community
#4 Socioeconomic Status (SES)
#5 Culture