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Child Development covers issues related to human development from conception through adolescence, summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and behavior. Appendices in each volume include lists of organizations and agencies related to the topic and tables of statistical data.
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Child Development
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Neil J. Salkind University of Kansas
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Lewis Margolis University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Mandy D. Goodnight University of Kansas
EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION STAFF
Shawn Beall Project Editor Nancy Dziedzic Dave Salamie Copy Editors William Drennan Rebecca N. Ferguson Proofreaders Datapage Technologies International Compositor MACMILLAN REFERENCE USA Elly Dickason, Publisher Jill Lectka, Associate Publisher
Child Development Edited by Neil J. Salkind
Copyright © 2002 by Macmillan Reference USA, an imprint of Gale Group All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Macmillan Library Reference USA 300 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Child development/ edited by Neil J. Salkind. p. cm.—(Macmillan psychology reference series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-02-865618-0 (hc.) 1. Child development. I. Salkind, Neil J. II. Series. HQ772.C436 2002 305.231—dc21 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the memory of Joh