A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development
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John Santrock’s A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development combines the most current research with a proven pedagogical system to provide instructors and students with the best-selling topically arranged introduction to lifespan development. Drawing on a who's who list of expert consultants in all areas of developmental psychology, Santrock once again provides a trusted, comprehensive, readable, and engaging survey of the field. Rich applications and examples from a range of areas such as parenting, health care, and education ensure that students will remain engaged with the material. Significant revisions for the 5th edition include updated discussions of health and well-being as well as expanded coverage of diversity, culture, and gender.

Table of Contents:
Section 1: The Life-Span Perspective Chapter 1: Introduction The Life-Span PerspectiveThe Nature of DevelopmentTheories of DevelopmentResearch in Life-Span DevelopmentReach Your Learning GoalsAppendix: Careers in Life-Span Development Section 2: Biological Processes, Physical Development, and Health Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings The Evolutionary PerspectiveGenetic Foundations of DevelopmentHeredity and Environment Interaction: The Nature-Nurture DebatePrenatal DevelopmentBirthReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 3: Physical Development and Biological AgingBody Growth and ChangeThe BrainSleepLongevityReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 4: Health Health, Illness, and DiseaseNutrition and Eating BehaviorExerciseSubstance UseReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual DevelopmentMotor DevelopmentSensory and Perceptual DevelopmentPerceptual-Motor CouplingReach Your Learning Goals Section 3: Cognitive Processes and Development Chapter 6: Cogntive Developmental Approaches Applying and Evaluating Piaget's TheoryVygotsky's Theory of Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Changes in AdulthoodReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 7: Information Processing The Information-Processing ApproachAttentionMemoryThinkingMetacognitionReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 8: Intelligence The Concept of IntelligenceControversies and Group ComparisonsThe Development of IntelligenceThe Extremes of Intelligence and CreativityReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 9: Language Development What is Language?How Language DevelopsBiological and Environmental InfluencesReach Your Learning Goals Section 4: Socioemotional Processes and Development Chapter 10: Emotional Development Exploring EmotionDevelopment of EmotionTemperamentAttachment and LoveReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality The SelfIdentityPersonalityReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality Biological, Social, and Cognitive Influences on GenderGender Stereotypes, Similarities, and DifferencesGender Development Through the Life SpanExploring SexualitySexuality Through the Life SpanReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 13: Moral Development, Values and ReligionDomains of Moral DevelopmentContexts of Moral DevelopmentProsocial and Antisocial BehaviorValues, Religion, Spirituality, and Meaning in LifeReach Your Learning Goals Section 5: Social Contexts of Development Chapter 14: Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting Family ProcessesThe Diversity of Adult LifestylesParentingOther Family RelationshipsReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World Peer Relations in Childhood and AdolescenceFriendshipPlay and LeisureAging and the Social WorldSociocultural InfluencesReach Your Learning Goals Chapter 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work SchoolsAchievementCareers, Work, and RetirementReach Your Learning Goals Section 6: Endings Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving The Death System and Cultural ContextsDefining Death and Life/Death IssuesA Developmental Perspective on DeathFacing One's Own DeathCoping with the Death of Someone ElseReach Your Learning Goals Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780073370934
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Height: 285 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 2005 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0073370932
  • Publisher Date: 16 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Width: 229 mm


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