How does crowding, noise, family instability, unpredictability in routines, and other aspects of overstimulation effect children? This volume, the result of an interdisciplinary conference at Cornell University, explores the role of such chaos in child development. Edited by Evans (human ecology, Cornell U.) and Wachs (psychology, Purdue U.), it first looks at overstimulation at the level of the home, school, and child care environments. It then broadens the focus to look at neighborhood chaos and the parents' work environment, and finally at the cultural level--covering topics like the role of poverty and the refugee experience. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)