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Essentials of Life-Span Development

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What’s the single, most often expressed issue in the Life-Span Development course? Covering a lifetime of material. Instructors from across the country are clamoring for a streamlined text capturing the core concepts of life-span development. Essentials of Life-Span Development was carefully designed and constructed to deliver these core concepts, along with a strong applications focus reflecting the broad range of interests and backgrounds of students taking this course. And as always, with John Santrock’s texts, the latest research in the field is incorporated throughout.

Table of Contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: Introduction

THE LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE
The Importance of Studying Life-Span Development
Characteristics of the Life-Span Perspective
Some Contemporary Concerns

THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT
Biological, Cognitive, and Socioemotional Processes
Periods of Development
Conceptions of Age
Developmental Issues

THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT
Psychoanalytic Theories
Cognitive Theories
Behavioral and Social Cognitive Theories
Ethological Theory
Ecological Theory
An Eclectic Orientation

RESEARCH IN LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
Methods for Collecting Data
Research Designs
Time Span of Research
Conducting Ethical Research

CHAPTER 2: Biological Beginnings

THE EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
Natural Selection and Adaptive Behavior
Evolutionary Psychology

GENETIC FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
The Genetic Process
Genetic Principles
Chromosome- and Gene-Linked Abnormalities

HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION: THE NATURE-NURTURE DEBATE

Behavior Genetics
Heredity-Environment Correlations
The Epigenetic View
Conclusions about Heredity-Environment Interaction

PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
The Course of Prenatal Development
Prenatal Tests
Infertility and Reproductive Technology
Hazards to Prenatal Development
Prenatal Care
Cultural Beliefs about Pregnancy

BIRTH
The Birth Process
Low Birth Weight and Preterm Infants
Bonding
The Postpartum Period

CHAPTER 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy

PHYSICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY
Patterns of Growth
Height and Weight
The Brain
Sleep
Nutrition

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
Dynamic Systems Theory
Reflexes
Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills

SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Exploring Sensory and Perceptual Development
Visual Perception
Other Senses
Intermodal Perception

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Piaget’s Theory
Learning, Remembering, and Conceptualizing

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Defining Language
How Language Develops
Biological and Environmental Influences

CHAPTER 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy

EMOTIONAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Emotional Development
Temperament
Personality Development

ATTACHMENT
What Is Attachment?
Individual Differences in Attachment
Caregiving Styles and Attachment

SOCIAL CONTEXTS
The Family
Child Care

CHAPTER 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

PHYSICAL CHANGES
Body Growth and Change
Motor Development
Nutrition
Illness and Death

COGNITIVE CHANGES
Piaget’s Preoperational Stage
Vygotsky’s Theory
Information Processing

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Understanding Phonology and Morphology
Changes in Syntax and Semantics
Advances in Pragmatics

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Variations in Early Childhood Education
Education for Children Who Are Disadvantaged
Controversies in Early Childhood Education

CHAPTER 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

EMOTIONAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
The Self
Emotional Development
Moral Development
Gender

FAMILIES
Parenting
Child Maltreatment
Sibling Relationships and Birth Order
The Changing Family in a Changing Society

PEER RELATIONS, PLAY, AND TELEVISION
Peer Relations
Play
Television

CHAPTER 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood

PHYSICAL CHANGES AND HEALTH
Body Growth and Change
Motor Development
Exercise
Health, Illness, and Disease

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Educational Issues

COGNITIVE CHANGES
Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory
Information Processing
Intelligence
Interpreting Differences in IQ Scores
Extremes of Intelligence

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Vocabulary and Grammar
Metalinguistic Awareness
Reading
Bilingualism and Second Language Learning

CHAPTER 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood

EMOTIONAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
The Self
Emotional Development
Moral Development
Gender

FAMILIES
Parent-Child Issues
Stepfamilies
Latchkey Children

PEERS
Friends
Peer Status
Social Cognition
Bullying

SCHOOLS
Contemporary Approaches to Student Learning
Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Achievement

CHAPTER 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

THE NATURE OF ADOLESCENCE

PHYSICAL CHANGES
Puberty
The Brain
Adolescent Sexuality

ISSUES IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Adolescent Health
Substance Use and Abuse
Eating Disorders

ADOLESCENT COGNITION
Piaget’s Theory
Adolescent Egocentrism
Information Processing

SCHOOLS
The Transition to Middle or Junior High School
Effective Schools for Young Adolescents
High School
Service Learning

CHAPTER 10: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
THE SELF AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Self-Esteem
Identity

FAMILIES
Autonomy and Attachment
Parent-Adolescent Conflict

PEERS
Friendships
Peer Groups
Dating and Romantic Relationships

CULTURE AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Ethnicity

ADOLESCENT PROBLEMS
Juvenile Delinquency
Depression and Suicide
The Interrelation of Problems and Successful Prevention/Intervention Programs

CHAPTER 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

THE TRANSITION FROM ADOLESCENCE TO ADULTHOOD
Becoming an Adult
The Transition from High School to College

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
The Peak and Slowdown in Physical Performance
Eating and Weight
Regular Exercise
Substance Abuse

SEXUALITY
Sexual Orientation and Behavior
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Forcible Sexual Behavior and Sexual Harassment

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Cognitive Stages
Creativity

CAREERS AND WORK
Developmental Changes
Personality Types
Monitoring the Occupational Outlook
The Impact of Work

CHAPTER 12: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

STABILITY AND CHANGE FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD
Temperament
Attachment

ATTRACTION, LOVE, AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
Attraction
The Faces of Love
Falling Out of Love

ADULT LIFE STYLES
Single Adults
Cohabiting Adults
Married Adults
Divorced Adults
Remarried Adults
Gay and Lesbian Adults

MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Becoming a Parent
Making Marriage Work
Dealing with Divorce

GENDER, RELATIONSHIPS, AND SELF DEVELOPMENT
Women’s Development
Men’s Development

CHAPTER 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

THE NATURE OF MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
Changing Midlife
Defining Middle Adulthood

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Physical Changes
Health and Disease
Mortality Rates
Sexuality

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Intelligence
Information Processing

CAREERS, WORK, AND LEISURE
Work in Midlife
Career Challenges and Changes
Leisure

RELIGION AND MEANING IN LIFE
Religion and Adult Lives
Religion and Health
Meaning in Life

CHAPTER 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood

PERSONALITY THEORIES AND DEVELOPMENT
Stages of Adulthood
The Life-Events Approach
Stress in Midlife
Contexts of Midlife Development

STABILITY AND CHANGE
Longitudinal Studies
Conclusions

CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
Love and Marriage at Midlife
The Empty Nest and Its Refilling
Sibling Relationships and Friendships
Grandparenting
Intergenerational Relationships

CHAPTER 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

LONGEVITY, BIOLOGICAL AGING, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
Longevity
Biological Theories of Aging
The Aging Brain
Physical Development
Sexuality

HEALTH
Health Problems
Exercise, Nutrition, and Weight
Health Treatment

COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
Multidimensionality and Multidirectionality
Use It or Lose It
Training Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

WORK AND RETIREMENT
Work
Retirement in the United States and Other Countries
Adjustment to Retirement

MENTAL HEALTH
Depression
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, and other Afflictions

CHAPTER 16: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood

THEORIES OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Erikson’s Theory
Activity Theory
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
Selective Optimization with Compensation Theory

PERSONALITY AND SOCIETY
Personality
Older Adults in Society

FAMILIES AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
Life Style Diversity
Older Adult Parents and Their Adult Children
Friendship
Social Support and Social Integration
Altruism and Volunteerism

ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND CULTURE
Ethnicity
Gender
Culture

Chapter 17: Death and Grieving
DEFINING DEATH AND LIFE/DEATH ISSUES
Issues in Determining Death
Decisions Regarding Life, Death, andHealth Care

DEATH AND SOCIOHISTORICAL, CULTURAL CONTEXTS
Changing Historical Circumstances
Death in Different Cultures

FACING ONE’S OWN DEATH
Kubler-Ross’ Stages of Dying
Perceived Control and Denial

COPING WITH THE DEATH OF SOMEONE ELSE
Communicating with a Dying Person
Grieving
Ma king Sense of the World
Losing a Life Partner
Forms of Mourning


About the Author :
John W. Santrock received his Ph.D. from the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at the University of Charleston, the University of Georgia, and the University of Texas at Dallas. He has worked as a school psychologist and currently teaches educational psychology at the undergraduate level. In 2006, Dr. Santrock received the University of Texas at Dallas Excellence in Teaching Award. His research has included publications in the Journal of Educational Psychology on the contextual aspects of affectively toned cognition and children's self-regulatory behavior as well as teachers' perceptions of children from divorced families. He has been on the editorial boards of Developmental Psychology and Child Development. His publications include these exceptional McGraw-Hill texts: Child Development, 13th Edition; Life-Span Development, 14th Edition; Adolescence, 14th Edition; Psychology, 7th Edition; and Educational Psychology, 4th Edition.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071283441
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Height: 277 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1098 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0071283447
  • Publisher Date: 16 Sep 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 216 mm


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