Middle childhood development : a contextual approach /
Mary Jo Zembar, Libby Balter Blume.
- xvii, 508 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-483) and index.
Middle childhood in context -- Studying middle childhood -- Physical development in middle childhood -- Puberty, sexuality, and health -- Cognitive development in middle childhood -- Literacy, intelligence, and academic achievement -- Affective development in middle childhood -- Relationships and families -- Social and moral development in middle childhood -- Friends, play, and peer relations -- Social identity and gender development in middle childhood -- Beyond middle childhood : adolescence -- Appendix: A primer in research design.