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A Psychoanalytic Orientation To Development In The 21st Century -- Infancy: Psychoanalytic Theory, Developmental Research, And The Mother-child Dyad In The First Year Of Life -- Toddlerhood: Separation-individuation, Rapprochement, And The Forerunners Of Superego Development -- The Oedipal Phase And The Oedipal Complex: Developmental Advances And Theoretical Considerations -- Latency: The Era Of Learning, Autonomy, And Peer Relationships -- Preadolescence And Early Adolescence: Overview Of The Adolescent Process; Challenges Of Sexual Maturation; Pre- And Early Adolescence -- Middle And Late Adolescence: Sex And Gender, Individuation, And Identity In Progression Toward The Threshold Of Adulthood -- Emerging Adulthood And Contemporary Society: Development In The Third Decade. Karen J. Gilmore, Pamela Meersand. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.