A Life Course Perspective | |
Key Ideas | |
David Sanchez's Search for Connections | |
Mahdi Mahdi's Shared Journey | |
The Suarez Family After September 11, 2001 | |
A Definition of the Life Course Perspective | |
Theoretical Roots of the Life Course Perspective | |
Basic Concepts of the Life Course Perspective | |
Major Themes of the Life Course Perspective | |
Strengths and Limitations of the Life Course Perspective | |
Integration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth | |
Key Ideas | |
Jennifer Bradshaw's Experience with Infertility | |
The Thompsons' Premature Birth | |
The Gereke's and Cecelia Kin's Experiences with the Options | |
Sociocultural Organization of Childbearing | |
Reproductive Genetics | |
Control Over Conception and Pregnancy | |
Normal Fetal Development | |
Pregnancy and the Life Course | |
Risk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth | |
Social Work and Challenges in Childbearing | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
Key Ideas | |
Holly's Early Arrival | |
Sarah's Teen Dad | |
Overprotecting Henry | |
Healthy Development in Infants and Toddlers | |
Child Care Arrangements in Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
Infants and Toddlers in the Multigenerational Family | |
Risks to Healthy Infant and Toddler Development | |
Protective Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Early Childhood | |
Key Ideas | |
Terri's Terrible Temper | |
Jack's Name Change | |
A New Role for Ron and Rosiland's Grandmother | |
Healthy Development in Early Childhood | |
Early Childhood Education | |
Early Childhood in the Multigenerational Family | |
Risks to Healthy Development in Early Childhood | |
Protective Factors in Early Childhood | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Middle Childhood | |
Key Ideas | |
Anthony Bryant's Impending Assessment | |
Brianna Shaw's New Self-Image | |
Manuel Vega's Difficult Transition | |
Historical Perspective on Middle Childhood | |
Middle Childhood in the Multigenerational Family | |
Development in Middle Childhood | |
Middle Childhood and Formal Schooling | |
Special Challenges in Middle Childhood | |
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood | |
Implications for Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Adolescence | |
Key Ideas | |
David's Coming-Out Process | |
Carl's Struggle for Identity | |
Monica's Quest for Mastery | |
The Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and Space | |
The Transition From Childhood to Adulthood | |
Biological Aspects of Adolescence | |
Psychological Aspects of Adolescence | |
Social Aspects of Adolescence | |
Adolescent Spirituality | |
Adolescent Sexuality | |
Potential Challenges to Adolescent Development | |
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescence | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Young Adulthood | |
Key Ideas | |
Johnny Nunez's parenting role and newly jobless status | |
Sheila Henderson's long-awaited family reunification | |
Carla Aquino's Transition to Parenthood | |
A Definition of Young Adulthood | |
Theoretical Approaches to Young Adulthood | |
Physical Functioning in Young Adulthood | |
The Psychological Self | |
Social Development and Social Functioning | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Middle Adulthood | |
Key Ideas | |
Viktor Spiro, Assuming New Responsibilities as He Turns 40 | |
Helen Tyson, Struggling to Be a "Good Mother" at 42 | |
Phoung Le, Serving Family and Community at 57 | |
The Changing Social Construction of Middle Adulthood | |
Theories of Middle Adulthood | |
Biological Changes and Physical and Mental Health in Middle Adulthood | |
Intellectual Changes in Middle Adulthood | |
Personality Changes in Middle Adulthood | |
Spiritual Development in Middle Adulthood | |
Relationships in Middle Adulthood | |
Work in Middle Adulthood | |
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Late Adulthood | |
Key Ideas | |
The Smiths in Early Retirement | |
Ms. Ruby Johnson, Caretaker for Three Generations | |
The Menzel's, A German Couple | |
Demographics of the Older Population | |
Cultural Construction of Late Adulthood | |
Psychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social Gerontology | |
Biological Changes in Late Adulthood | |
Psychological Changes in Late Adulthood | |
Social Role Transitions and Life Events of Late Adulthood | |
The Search for Personal Meaning | |
Resources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly Persons | |
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Late Adulthood | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
Very Late Adulthood | |
Key Ideas | |
Margaret Davis stays at Home | |
Bina Patel Outlives Her Son | |
Pete Mullin Loses His Sister's Support | |
Very Late Adulthood: Charting New Territory | |
Very Late Adulthood in Historical and Cultural Perspective | |
What We Can Learn From Centenarians | |
Functional Capacity in Very Late Adulthood | |
Relationships in Very Late Adulthood | |
The Housing Continuum | |
Spirituality in Very Late Adulthood | |
The Dying Process | |
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement | |
The Life Course Completed | |
Implications for Social Work Practice | |
Key Terms | |
Active Learning | |
Web Resources | |
References | |
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