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Societal Contexts of Child Development : Pathways of Influence and Implications for Practice and Policy by Elizabeth T. Gershoff Ph.D; Rashmita S. Mistry Ph.D; Danielle A. Crosby Ph.D is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In the last half century, developmental scientists have become increasingly interested in studying contexts beyond the home environment that contribute to children's growth and development, including physical contexts such as schools and neighborhoods, as well as social contexts such as poverty. During this same period, a number of social trends have significantly impacted children's daily lives, including shifts in gender roles and expectations, the emergence of an early care and education system, and the proliferation of media technology. Societal Contexts of Child Development provides comprehensive literature reviews for six broad contextual influences on children's development that have emerged as key areas of inquiry in contemporary society - gender, child care, culture and ethnicity, poverty, schools and neighborhoods, and media. In the spirit of applied developmental science, this book considers these six contextual domains in a series of two linked chapters written by experts in the interdisciplinary field of developmental science. The first chapter in each section is organized as a review of basic research relevant to a particular context, including a discussion of promin

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Author

Elizabeth T. Gershoff Ph.D; Rashmita S. Mistry Ph.D; Danielle A. Crosby Ph.D

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199943913

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Psychology, Gender Studies, Sociology

Updated

2026-03-24