Experience Human Development helps students explore the human side of development through exposure to culture and different populations, evaluation of the science on human development, and immersion in practical applications. The text has long been noted for its wide-ranging coverage of the breadth of human experience and development. Experience Human Development combines robust scholarship, citations from the latest research, and a rich and respectful coverage of cultures and experiences, so that all learners can see themselves within this program. McGraw Hill Connect’s® digital learning tools are invaluable in helping students synthesize and master the broad scope of content of the lifespan development course.
Table of Contents:
Part 1 About Human Development
1. The Study of Human Development
2. Theory and Research
Part 2 Beginnings
3. Forming a New Life
4. Birth and Physical Development during the First Three Years
5. Cognitive Development during the First Three Years
6. Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years
Part 3 Early Childhood
7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
8. Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
Part 4 Middle Childhood
9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
10. Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
Part 5 Adolescence
11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
12. Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
Part 6 Emerging and Young Adulthood
13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
14. Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood
Part 7 Middle Adulthood
15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
16. Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood
Part 8 Late Adulthood
17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
18. Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood
Part 9 The End of Life
19. Dealing with Death and Bereavement
About the Author :
As a professor, Diane E. Papalia has taught thousands of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her bachelor’s degree, majoring in psychology, from Vassar College and both her master’s degree in child development and family relations and her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from West Virginia University. She has published numerous articles in such professional journals as Human Development, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Sex Roles, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Journal of Gerontology. Most of these papers have dealt with her major research focus, cognitive development from childhood through old age.