Description
Development Across the Lifespan offers a strong balance between research and applications.
Robert Feldman offers students a chronological overview of physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development—from conception through death with his text Development Across the Lifespan . The text presents up-to-date coverage of theory and research, with an emphasis on the application of these concepts by students in their personal—and future professional—lives. The text taps into students’ inherent interest in the subject of human development, encouraging them to draw connections between the material and their own experiences.
Table of Contents
Brief Table of Contents
PART 1 BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
CHAPTER 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
CHAPTER 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
PART 2 INFANCY FORMING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
CHAPTER 4: Physical Development in Infancy
CHAPTER 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
CHAPTER 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
PART 3 THE PRESCHOOL YEARS
CHAPTER 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
CHAPTER 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
PART 4 THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD YEARS
CHAPTER 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
CHAPTER 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
PART 5 ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
CHAPTER 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
PART 6 EARLY ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
CHAPTER 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
PART 7 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
CHAPTER 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
PART 8 LATE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
CHAPTER 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
PART 9 ENDINGS
CHAPTER 19: Death and Dying
Detailed Table of Contents
PART 1 BEGINNINGS
CHAPTER 1: An Introduction to Lifespan Development
- Prologue: The Oldest Newest Mother
- Looking Ahead
- AN ORIENTATION TO LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
- KEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS: DETERMINING THE NATURE–AND NURTURE–OF LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
- THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
- RESEARCH METHODS
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 2: The Start of Life: Prenatal Development
- Prologue: An Agonizing Choice
- Looking Ahead
- EARLIEST DEVELOPMENT
- THE INTERACTION OF HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT
- PRENATAL GROWTH AND CHANGE
- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 3: Birth and the Newborn Infant
- Prologue: Smaller Than a Soda Can
- Looking Ahead
- BIRTH
- BIRTH COMPLICATIONS
- THE COMPETENT NEWBORN
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
PART 2 INFANCY FORMING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE
CHAPTER 4: Physical Development in Infancy
- Prologue: Waiting for the First Steps
- Looking Ahead
- GROWTH AND STABILITY
- MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SENSES
- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy
- Prologue: The Electric Nanny
- Looking Ahead
- PIAGET’S APPROACH TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPROACHES TO COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- THE ROOTS OF LANGUAGE
- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 6: Social and Personality Development in Infancy
- Prologue: The Velcro Chronicles
- Looking Ahead
- DEVELOPING THE ROOTS OF SOCIABILITY
- FORMING RELATIONSHIPS
- DIFFERENCES AMONG INFANTS
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
PART 3 THE PRESCHOOL YEARS
CHAPTER 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
- Prologue: Wild William
- Looking Ahead
- Physical Growth
- Intellectual Development
- The Growth of Language and Learning
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 8: Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years
- Prologue: Baby's First Application Essay
- Looking Ahead
- FORMING A SENSE OF SELF
- FRIENDS AND FAMILY: PRESCHOOLERS’ SOCIAL LIVES
- MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGGRESSION
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
PART 4 THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD YEARS
CHAPTER 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
- Prologue: A Kid-Drawn Sensation
- Looking Ahead
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
- INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
- SCHOOLING: THE THREE Rs (AND MORE) OF MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
- Looking Back
- Epilogue
CHAPTER 10: Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
- Prologue: To Play or Not to Play
- Looking Ahead
- THE DEVELOPING SELF
- RELATIONSHIPS: BUILDING FRIENDSHIP IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
- FAMILY AND SCHOOL: SHAPING CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOR IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
PART 5 ADOLESCENCE
CHAPTER 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- Prologue: The Middle School Marathon
- Looking Ahead
- PHYSICAL MATURATION
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOLING
- THREATS TO ADOLESCENTS’ WELL-BEING
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
CHAPTER 12: Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
- Prologue: Teen Tech
- Looking Ahead
- IDENTITY: ASKING “WHO AM I?”
- RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY AND FRIENDS
- DATING, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
PART 6 EARLY ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
- Prologue: A Tale of Two Students
- Looking Ahead
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- COLLEGE: PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
- Prologue
- Looking Ahead
- FORGING RELATIONSHIPS: INTIMACY, LIKING, AND LOVING DURING EARLY ADULTHOOD
- THE COURSE OF RELATIONSHIPS
- WORK: CHOOSING AND EMBARKING ON A CAREER
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
PART 7 MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
- Prologue: Faster, Higher, Older
- Looking Ahead
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
- HEALTH
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
- Prologue: From Clothes to Rock to Talk
- Looking Ahead
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- PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
- RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY IN MIDDLE AGE
- WORK AND LEISURE
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- Looking Back
- Epilogue
PART 8 LATE ADULTHOOD
CHAPTER 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
- Prologue: Better Way to Shell a Nut
- Looking Ahead
- PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN LATE ADULTHOOD
- HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN LATE ADULTHOOD
- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN LATE ADULTHOOD
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
CHAPTER 18: Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
- Prologue: Logging on Late in Life
- Looking Ahead
- PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSFUL AGING
- THE DAILY LIFE OF LATE ADULTHOOD
- RELATIONSHIPS: OLD AND NEW
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- Epilogue
PART 9 ENDINGS
CHAPTER 19: Death and Dying
- Prologue: Facing the End with a Smile
- Looking Ahead
- DYING AND DEATH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
- CONFRONTING DEATH
- GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT
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- Epilogue
- Looking Back
Glossary
References
Acknowledgments
Name Index
Subject Index
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