Cengage Advantage Books: Life-Span Development

by Steinberg, Laurence; Bornstein, Marc H.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Rook

• ISBN13: 9780495911616
• ISBN10: 0495911615
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2010-06-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

The combined features that distinguish this text from other titles can be summarized with an acronym: CARE C utting edge research A pplied developmental science R eadability E ssential knowledge Written by respected child, adolescent, and adulthood development experts, this authoritative and chronologically organized text presents an integrated perspective on lifespan development. The authors write in an engaging manner, synthesizing biological, social, cultural, and socioeconomic influences as opposed to organizing content around developmental themes. Incorporation of classic and cutting-edge research includes extensive coverage of new research in developmental neuroscience, which has transformed the study of lifespan development by introducing brain maturation. At the same time, the text emphasizes the application of developmental psychology to real world problems, focusing on the ways in which knowledge of child development can inform social policy and practice in the fields of child care, education, mental health, and family life. The text also examines the many fascinating changes that take place through adulthood to help students answer the important question: Who will I become tomorrow? And with a separate epilogue that focuses on death and dying, the book takes students on a developmental journey from our first breath to our last. Reflecting the authors' combined expertise, the broad array of real-life examples resonate with students from different backgrounds and fields of study, and with different occupational goals in mind. With its distinctive and effective combination of cutting-edge research, applications, readability, and essential knowledge, this text helps students understand and appreciate what today's scientists are discovering about human development across the lifespan, how they study the process, and how this knowledge can be used to improve the lives of infants, children, adolescents, and adults around the world.

Table of Contents

Foundations

The Study of Child Development

Nature with Nurture

Conception, Prenatal Development, and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development in Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Socioemotional Development in Infancy

Early Childhood

hysical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescence

Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Young Adulthood

Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

Late Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

Epilogue: Death and Dying

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