Kagan, Jerome

Presents essays on human development addressing the nature of the infant, influence of the family, development of morality, and emotion.

The analysis of a longitudinal study of eighty-nine individuals who were assessed at birth and again at regular intervals: observational, psychometric, and interview data were collected for each child and his/her family until the child reached adolescence. Emphasizes the relationship between early experiences and adult characteristics.

Examines the history of the concept that human behavior can be explained by an individual's temperament; discusses the results of the author's fifteen-year study of whether children inherit traits that determine their behavior as adults; and interprets the implications of Kagan's findings.

A collection of alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about human development from birth through adolescence, containing survey articles that cover the primary stages, key theories and issues in child development, and featuring definitions of terms and concepts from various fields, as well as discussion of consumer products and mass electronic media aimed at children.