Development across the life span
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Development across the life span
Prentice Hall, c1997
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 681-726) and indexes
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Description
User-friendly in approach with a variety of pedagogical tools and an abundance of take-home information, this broad, balanced, comprehensive overview of life-span development integrates theories, research, and applications with particular emphasis on relevance to students' lives. Organised chronologically, it covers the entire range of human life from the moment of conception through death and examines both the traditional areas of the field as well as more recent innovations.
Table of Contents
Contents: BEGINNINGS. An Introduction to Life-Span Development. The Start of Life: Prenatal Development. Birth and the Newborn Infant. INFANCY: FORMING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE. Physical Development in Infancy. Cognitive Development in Infancy. Social and Personality Development in Infancy. THE PRESCHOOL YEARS. Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years. Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years. THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD YEARS. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood. ADOLESCENCE. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence. EARLY ADULTHOOD. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood. LATE ADULTHOOD. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood. ENDINGS. Death and Dying.
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