{"product_id":"9781483370095","title":"Thinking Critically About Child Development: Examining Myths and Misunderstandings","description":"In\u003cem\u003e Child Development: Myths and Misunderstandings 3e\u003c\/em\u003e, Jean Mercer uses intriguing vignettes and questions about children and families to guide readers through thinking critically about 59 common beliefs. Each essay confronts commonly held misconceptions about development, encouraging students to think like social scientists and to become better consumers of media messages and anecdotal stories. The book can be assigned to parallel either chronologically or topically organized child development texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures and Benefits: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents 59 short essays about child development that challenge readers to reconsider their pre-conceived notions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes carefully developed critical thinking questions at the end of each essay \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers examples of research to help students make the connection between research designs and conclusions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntrigues and engages students with the theme of dispelling myths and misconceptions and challenges them to find out if their own beliefs are correct or incorrect. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054520123632,"sku":"9781483370095","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781483370095_p0.jpg?v=1763627737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781483370095","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}