Development Across the Life Span: International Edition

Offers a strong balance between research and applications.  For chronologically organized courses in Human Development/Lifespan Development.   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.   This book is available with MyDevelopmentLab, which includes a full eText, videos, self-tests, flashcards, and MyVirtualChild- the interactive simulation which allows you to raise a virtual child from birth to age 18, and monitor the effects of your parenting decisions.  MyDevelopmentLab does not come automatically with the text so please be sure you check to ensure that an access code is included before placing your order!   (The book by itself has a different ISBN number than the book + MyDevelopmentLab.) You can also purchase a MyDevelopmentLab access code online at www.mydevelopmentlab.com     Visit the Feldman preview website to view a sample chapter!  www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/feldman     What to know more?  Click here to visit the publisher's website and learn more about this book and what's new in this 6th edition:  http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Development-Across-the-Life-Span/9780205805914.page  

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Epilogue Looking Back CHAPTER 16: Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood                      Prologue: From Clothes to Rock to Talk Looking Ahead PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY IN MIDDLE AGE WORK AND LEISURE 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 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 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 Epilogue Looking Back  Glossary References Acknowledgments Name Index Subject Index

About the Author :
Robert S. Feldman is Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.  A recipient of the College Distinguished Teacher Award, he teaches psychology classes ranging in size from 15 to nearly 500 students.  During the course of more than two decades as a college instructor, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Mount Holyoke College, Wesleyan University, Virginia Commonwealth University, in addition to the University of Massachusetts.     Professor Feldman, who initiated the Minority Mentoring Program at the University of Massachusetts, also has served as a Hewlett Teaching Fellow and Senior Online Teaching Fellow.  He initiated distance learning courses in psychology at the University of Massachusetts     A Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Professor Feldman received a B.A. with High Honors from Wesleyan University and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He is a winner of a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and Lecturer award, and he has written more than 100 books, book chapters, and scientific articles. He has edited Development of Nonverbal Behavior in Children (Springer-Verlag), Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theory and Research (Erlbaum), and co-edited Fundamentals of Nonverbal Behavior (Cambridge University Press). He is also author of Child Development, Understanding Psychology, and P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life.  His books have been translated into a number of languages, including Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, and Japanese.  His research interests include honesty and deception in everyday life and the use of nonverbal behavior in impression management, and his research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research.     Professor Feldman loves music, is an enthusiastic pianist, and enjoys cooking and traveling. He has three children, and he and his wife, a psychologist, live in Amherst, Massachusetts, in a home overlooking the Holyoke mountain range.

Review :
Craig Outhouse - Western New  England College The strength of the text is the integration of text, graphics, with current research. Additionally, the readibility makes the book accessible to a range of learners. Additionally, the use of hot topics (autism MMR vacine debate) makes the reader even more interested in the text. Feldman has an uncanny ability to make dry (but important) research fun to read. He is both an advocate for scholars and scholars in training. Rather than simply tell the reader what they should think, Feldman challenges them with higher order thinking questions that allow for a much stronger understanding and appreciation of the topics.   Barb Ramos - Simpson College I believe this is a very strong text. I have used it repeatedly and it gets great reviews from my students. It is readable and interesting even for reluctant readers. It is visually pleasing. The content is clearly expressed and organized. This is the best text that I've used for this course.     Jo Ann Armstrong - Patrick Henry Community College My students seem to read the material and to understand it and to be challenged to ask questions or comment on what they have read. Very thorough and yet does try to be as brief as possible on a wide variety of topics. Nice layout with wide margins and nice colored photographs.   Sindy Armstrong - Ozarks Technical College It is easy for students to use which is something I am always looking for.    Stephanie Babb - University of Houston-Downtown The greatest strengths are the well-written, comprehensible text, and also the colorful pictures. The chapters are also well-organized.    Verneda Hamm Baugh- Kean University The greatest strengths are the writing style, actual layout of the book, and the broad discussion of racial/gender/cultural diversity incorporated in the book beyond the Developmental Diversity boxes.    Cynthia Calhoun - Southwest Tennessee Community College I think that students can understand the material with the tables, definitions, and inserts such as “From Research to Practice” to support the narrative.    Cara Cashon - University of Louisville Well-organized, yes. Yes, there are good examples. The figures included are very helpful.    Donnell Griffin - Davidson County Community College The ongoing use of CURRENT research from HIGH QUALITY sources (and pointing out what those are) is VERY GOOD!  It is comprehensive and balanced. It also teaches students how to critically assess the usefulness of quality research and information.    Sandra Hellyer - Ball State University The chapters are clear, interesting, and well-organized. The greatest strengths of this text is Feldman's writing style.    Donnell Griffin- Davidson County Community College Feldman provides a very balanced, data based presentation of Human Development. The material is high quality and covers the diversity of human experience well.    Lisa Brown - Frederick Community College I love the layout and organization!!