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Chaos and Its Influence on Children's Development An Ecological Perspective

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ISBN-10: 1433805650

ISBN-13: 9781433805653

Edition: 2010

Authors: Gary W. Evans, Theodore D. Wachs

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This book explores how, why and at what level chaos at the familial and societal level affects children. It uses Urie Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory of human development as the means to understand the nature of relations between chaos and development.
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Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 10/15/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 277
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Foundations
Chaos in Context
Chaos and the Diverging Fortunes of American Children: A Historical Perspective
Chaos at the Microsystem Level
Physical and Psychosocial Turmoil in the Home and Cognitive Development
The Dynamics of Family Chaos and Its Relation to Children's Socioemotional Well-Being
Child-Care Chaos and Child Development
Chaos Outside the Home: The School Environment
Viewing Microsystem Chaos Through a Bronfenbrenner Bioecological Lens
The Role of Temporal and Spatial Instability in Child Development
Chaos at the Mesosystem Level
From Home to Day Care: Chaos in the Family/Child-Care Mesosystem
Disorder, Turbulence, and Resources in Children's Homes and Neighborhoods
Chaos at the Exosystem Level
Neighborhood Chaos and Children's Development: Questions and Contradictions
Parent Employment and Chaos in the Family
Chaos at the Macrosystem Level
Well-Being, Chaos, and Culture: Sustaining a Meaningful Daily Routine
Chaos and the Macrosetting: The Role of Poverty and Socioeconomic Status
An Ecological Framework for the Refugee Experience: What Is the Impact on Child Development?
Conclusions
Dynamic Developmental Systems: Chaos and Order
Index
About the Editors