Chapter 1 The Study of Child Development Additional Theoretical Perspectives o Sociocultural Perspective Culture is a key contributor to development Must examine development within the context in which it occurs Development is heavily influenced by the specific cultural demands expectations of the culture Ex historical time periods culture o Evolutionary Perspective Universals in human development Focus How child development is adaptive in light of human evolutionary history Considers certain patterns of behavior occurring at certain points in developmental how is it adaptive o Baby crying for attention food diaper change etc gets your attention because you want the crying to stop babies who didn t cry probably died Roots trace to Darwin o Imprinting o Critical periods o Sensitive periods o Ecological Perspective Bronfenbrenner compared context of development to Russian nested dolls Micro systems setting in which the child interacts with others face to face everyday Ex family caregiver teachers Meso system ways in which micro systems are connected Ex parents caregivers parents teachers Exo system contexts outside of the child s immediate everyday experience Ex parent s workplace Macro system larger forces that define a society at a particular point in time Ex cultural values social moors historical events In class examples of Ecological Perspective understanding the Hispanic American dropout rate childhood obesity The rest of the notes are covered in the book because there wasn t time to get to them Chapter 2 will start on Tuesday 8 30 ALSO quiz over Ch 1 is on Monday 8 29
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