Preface

INFANCY

Infants' Perception of Dynamic Affective Expressions: Do Infants Distinguish Specific Expressions?

Nelson H. Soken

Anne D. Pick

Cultural Differences in Maternal Beliefs and Behaviors: A Study of Middle-Class Anglo and Puerto Rican Mother-Infant Pairs in Four Everyday Situations

Robin L. Harwood

Axel Schoelmerich

Pamela A. Schulze

Zenaida Gonzalez

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Universal, Developmental, and Variable Aspects of Young Children's Play: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Pretending at Home

Wendy L. Haight

Xiao-lei Wang

Heidi Han-tih Fung

Kimberley Williams

Judith Mintz

Effects of Repeated Exposures to a Single Episode of the Television Program Blue's Clues on the Viewing Behaviors and Comprehension of Preschool Children

Alisha M. Crawley

Daniel R. Anderson

Alice Wilder

Marsha Williams

Angela Santomero

MIDDLE CHILDHOOD

Myths and Realities about Words and Literacy

Marilyn Jager Adams

Marcia K. Henry

Social Risks and Psychological Adjustment: A Comparison of African American and South African Children

Oscar A. Barbarin

Moral Theme Comprehension in Children

Darcia Narvaez

Tracy Gleason

Christyan Mitchell

Jennifer Bentley

ADOLESCENCE

Why Abstinent Adolescents Report They Have Not Had Sex: Understanding Sexually Resilient Youth

Lynn Blinn-Pike

Perceived Competence and Self-Worth during Adolescence: A Longitudinal Behavioral Genetic Study

Shirley McGuire

Beth Manke

Kimberly J. Saudino

David Reiss

E. Mavis Hetherington

Robert Plomin

Attitudes toward Family Obligations among American Adolescents with Asian, Latin American, and European Backgrounds

Andrew J. Fuligni

Vivian Tseng

May Lam

EARLY ADULTHOOD

Developmental Aspects in Students' Course Selection

Elisha Babad

John M. Darley

Henry Kaplowitz

Envisioning Fatherhood: A Social Psychological Perspective on Young Men without Kids

William Marsiglio

Sally Hutchinson

Mark Cohan

EARLY/MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents: A Review of the Literature

Bridget Fitzgerald

The Family in Jewish Tradition

Shlomo A. Sharlin

MIDDLE ADULTHOOD

Women's Personality in Middle Age: Gender, History, and Midcourse Corrections

Abigail J. Stewart

Joan M. Ostrove

Creativity: Cognitive, Personal, Developmental, and Social Aspects

Dean Keith Simonton

MIDDLE/LATE ADULTHOOD

Differences in Familism Values and Caregiving Outcomes among Korean, Korean American, and White American Dementia Caregivers

Gahyun Youn

Hyun-Suk Jeong

Bob G. Knight

Donna Benton

LATE ADULTHOOD

The Meaning of Aging and the Future of Social Security

Thomas R. Cole

Daniel G. Stevenson

EARLY, MIDDLE, AND LATE ADULTHOOD

Unasked-For Support and Unsolicited Advice: Age and the Quality of Social Experience

Jacqui Smith

Jacqueline J. Goodnow

DEATH

Holocaust Survivors' Perspectives on the Euthanasia Debate

Ronit D. Leichtentritt

Kathryn D. Rettig

Steven H. Miles

Answers to Multiple-Choice Self-Study Questions