Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 431 g
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 431 g
Reihe: Annual Editions: Human Develop
ISBN: 978-0-07-805062-6
Verlag: Dushkin Publishing
The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient, inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources. The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars, researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience. The Annual Editions volumes have a number of common organizational features designed to make them particularly useful in the classroom: a general introduction; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; and a brief overview for each section. Each volume also offers an online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing materials. Using Annual Editions in the Classroom is a general guide that provides a number of interesting and functional ideas for using Annual Editions readers in the classroom. Visit www.mhhe.com/annualeditions for more details.
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Annual Editions: Human Development 10/11PrefaceCorrelation GuideTopic GuideInternet ReferencesUNIT 1: Genetic and Prenatal Influences on DevelopmentUnit OverviewPart A. Genetic Influences1. The Identity Dance, Gunjan Sinha, Psychology Today, March/April 2004Identical twins are clones with the same genetic profiles. Life experience, therefore, must matter if identical twins develop unlike emotions, health problems, and personalities. This article reports scientific evidence that genes have the equivalent of molecular "switches" that can be turned on or off by prenatal and postnatal environmental factors. Several unlike identical twins are described.2. Seeking Genetic Fate, Patrick Barry, Science News, July 4, 2009, vol. 176, no. 1The cost of having small variations in your genes analyzed (over 99% of all human genes are identical), has dropped precipitously. Several genomic technology companies now offer to forecast your personal disease risks. Most health hazards also involve diet, exercise, and environmental factors. The ethics of predicting complex maladies from saliva is questionable.Part B. Prenatal Influences3. Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception, Jorge E. Chavarro, Walter C. Willett, and Patrick J. Skerrett, The Fertility Diet, 2007Pregnancy is adversely affected by age, disease, stress, and environmental toxins. New research derived from computer technology using 32 years of data from Harvard’s Nurses’ Health Study shows that nutrition and exercise enhance it. This article explains how to choose high quality fats and carbs and optimally balance glycemic load.4. The Mystery of Fetal Life: Secrets of the Womb, John Pekkanen, Washingtonian, September 2001Environment affects prenatal development. This article reviews known dangers (e.g., alcohol and drug use, viral infections) and recently discovered endocrine disrupters (e.g., chemicals in our air, food, and water). The author gives advice on exercise, nutrition, and health maintenance to optimize the physical and cognitive status of the offspring.5. Truth and Consequences at Pregnancy High, Alex Morris, New York Magazine, May 18, 2009The rate of unmarried teen parenting in the United States is rising, after a decade of decline. Approximately 60% of adolescent moms drop out of school and 64% live in a culture of poverty. Most have no health care, eat junk food, and live dangerously during pregnancy. Response to an on-line survey showed that 20% of girls in the United States want to become teen moms. This article describes the negative outcomes for these women.UNIT 2: Development during Infancy and Early ChildhoodUnit OverviewPart A. Infancy6. HHS Toned Down Breast-Feeding Ads: Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign, Marc Kaufman and Christopher Lee, The Washington Post, September 10–16, 2007Solid scientific evidence confirms the benefits of breastfeeding for human infants. It helps avert ear infections, gastrointestinal problems, respiratory problems, and is associated with lower rates of diabetes, leukemia, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and obesity. Despite the known health and nutritional advantages, breastfeeding is declining in the United States culture. It falls far below that of other nations. This article explains one reason for this enigma.7. Reading Your Baby’s Mind
