The nature of nurture / Theodore D. Wachs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wachs, Theodore D., 1941-

Series:

Individual Differences and Development

Sage series on individual differences and development ; v. 3

SAGE series on individual differences and development ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature and nurture.

Human beings--Effect of environment on.

Human beings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 191 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Current knowledge about the nature of environmental influences upon children's development is synthesized in this volume. Wachs explores such issues as individual differences in response to stress, medical treatment, parenting styles and teaching approaches, and examines such questions as whether there are certain periods in children's development when they may be more sensitive to specific environmental influences than at other times, and whether girls are more sensitive than boys to parental maltreatment.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Study of the Environment in Historical Perspective; Chapter 2 - Measuring the Environment; Chapter 3 - Specific Environmental Influences; Chapter 4 - The Structure of the Environment; Chapter 5 - Operation of the Environment across Time; Chapter 6 - Specificity of Environmental Action; Chapter 7 - Organism-Environment Covariance; Chapter 8 - Organism-Environment Interaction; Chapter 9 - The Nature of Nurture: Implications and Applications; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-188) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781322414959

1322414955

9781483326078

1483326071

9781452246185

1452246181

OCLC:

809773935