Children in Changing Worlds : Sociocultural and Temporal Perspectives (Paperback)

Part I.?Theoretical and Methodological Approaches: A Cross-Disciplinary Challenge: 1. Theoretical orientation, methodological advances and a guide to the volume Ross D. Parke and Glen H. Elder, Jr; Part II.?Historical and Life Course Transitions: Economic and Demographic Change: 2. When societal events occur in lives: developmental linkages and turning points Glen H. Elder, Jr and Martha J. Cox; 3. Entering adulthood in the Great Recession: a tale of three countries Ingrid Schoon and John Bynner; 4. Developmental risk and resilience in the context of devastation and forced migration Ann S. Masten, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi and Hayley A. Rahl; 5. Children's migratory paths between cultures: the effects of migration experiences on the adjustment of children and families Amy K. Marks, G. Alice Woolverton and Cynthia Garcia Coll; 6. Education in historical and cultural perspective Robert Crosnoe; Part III. Social, Legal and Technological Change: Impact on Children: 7. The urban world of minority and majority children Tama Leventhal, Julius Anastasio and Veronique Dupere; 8. Changing family forms: the implications for children's development Ross D. Parke; 9. Communication technologies and social transformation: their impact on human development Patricia M. Greenfield; Part IV. Views of the Interdisciplinary Dialogue: From Developmental Psychology and Sociology: 10. A developmentalist's viewpoint: 'It's about time!' Ecological systems, transaction, and specificity as key developmental principles in children's changing worlds Marc H. Bornstein; 11. A sociologist's perspective Jeylan T. Mortimer.