Comprised of papers written by members of the Social Science Research Council Subcommittee on Child Development in Life-Span Perspective, this book provides a representation of the current status of the relation between child development and the life- span. It suggests the possible synthesis of these two fields from both conceptual and empirical evidence. Theories and methods concerning the social, psychological, and anatomical influences on children's cognitive development through adolescence are highlighted.

"Contributors together with the editors, explore their respective fields in a manner that is both illuminating and carefully designed for rapid reading."
—Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

"This volume well deserves a place on library shelves; between its covers, students will find brought together a variety of viewpoints that characterize contemporary developmental psychology and anticipate the future of the field."
—Contemporary Psychology

Marion Perlmutter, E. Mavis Hetherington, Richard M. Lerner