Development Through Life A Psychosocial Approach (with InfoTrac)

by Newman, Barbara M.; Newman, Philip R.

• ISBN13: 9780534597603
• ISBN10: 0534597602
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-08-09
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Newman and Newman take a chronological approach to the study of the lifespan, drawing on the writings of Erik Erikson, whose psychosocial theory provides a conceptual framework for the text. The text addresses physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth in each of 11 life stages. The authors focus on the idea that development results from the interdependence of these areas at every stage and place special emphasis on optimal development through life.

Table of Contents

1. Development through Life Perspective

2. The Research Process

3. Psychosocial Theory

4. Major Theories for Understanding Human Development

5. Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

6. Infancy (The First 24 Months)

7. Toddlerhood (Ages 2 and 3)

8. Early School Age (4-6 Years)

9. Middle Childhood (6-12 Years)

10. Early Adolescence (12-18 Years)

11. Later Adolescence (18-24 Years)

12. Early Adulthood (24-34 Years)

13. Middle Adulthood (34-60 Years)

14. Later Adulthood (60-75 Years)

15. Very Old Age (75 until Death)

Appendix: Variations in Life Expectancy

Glossary

References

Credits

Name Index

Subject Index