Societal Contexts of Child Development: Pathways of Influence and Implications for Practice and Policy

The Chapters In This Volume Take An Interdisciplinary Approach To Understanding The Influence Of Seven Distinct Contextual Domains On Children's Development. Two Chapters Are Devoted To Each Domain, With One Reflecting A Basic Research Perspective And The Other Reflecting An Applied Research Perspective. Machine Generated Contents Note: Section I Gender As A Shaping Context -- 1.gender Development: From Universality To Individuality / Lacey J. Hilliard -- 2.gender And Achievement Choices / Jacquelynne S. Eccles -- Section Ii Child Care: An Early Contextual Opportunity -- 3.women's Work And Child Care: Perspectives And Prospects / Deborah Lowe Vandell -- 4.issues Of Quality And Access Emerging From The Changing Early Childhood Policy Context: Toward The Next Generation Of Research / Nina Smith -- Section Iii Cultural Contexts And Immigrant Families -- 5.an Ecological Approach To Understanding Immigrant Child And Adolescent Developmental Competencies / Cynthia Garcia Coll -- 6.beyond Families And Schools: Future Directions In Practice And Policy For Children In Immigrant Families / Hirokazu Yoshikawa -- Section Iv Child Poverty As A Limiting Context Of Development -- 7.poverty And Children's Development: Familial Processes As Mediating Influences / Cecily R. Hardaway -- Contents Note Continued: 8.the World Isn't Linear Or Additive Or Decontextualized: Pluralism And Mixed Methods In Understanding The Effects Of Antipoverty Programs On Children And Parenting / Greg J. Duncan -- Section V Schools And Neighborhoods: The Microcosms Of Childhood -- 9.neighborhood And School Contexts In The Lives Of Children / Aprile D. Benner -- 10.school- And Neighborhood-based Interventions To Improve The Lives Of Disadvantaged Children / Tama Leventhal -- Section Vi Development In The Context Of Omnipresent Media -- 11.children And Electronic Media / Ellen A. Wartella -- 12.language, Literacy, And Media: What's The Word On Sesame Street? / Jennifer A. Kotler -- Section Vii Programs And Policies As Contextual Opportunities For Improving Children's Lives -- 13.connecting Research And Practice / Brian L. Wilcox. Edited By Elizabeth T. Gershoff, Rashmita S. Mistry, And Danielle A. Crosby. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.