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Essentials of Life-Span Development 6th Edition by John Santrock, ISBN-13: 978-1260054309
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- Publisher: McGraw Hill; 6th edition (January 8, 2019)
- Language: English
- 576 pages
- ISBN-10: 1260054306
- ISBN-13: 978-1260054309
Connecting research and results.
As a master teacher, John Santrock connects students to current research and real-world application, helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Through an integrated, personalized digital learning program, students gain the insight they need to study smarter and improve performance.
Table of Contents:
Cover
Title page
Copyright Information
Brief Contents
Contents
How Would You?
About the Author
Connecting Research and Results
The Essential Approach to Life-Span Development
Content Revisions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
The Life-Span Perspective
The Nature of Development
Theories of Development
Research in Life-Span Development
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 2: Biological Beginnings
The Evolutionary Perspective
Genetic Foundations of Development
The Interaction of Heredity and Environment: The Nature-Nurture Debate
Prenatal Development
Birth and the Postpartum Period
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 3: Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy
Physical Growth and Development in Infancy
Motor Development
Sensory and Perceptual Development
Cognitive Development
Language Development
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 4: Socioemotional Development in Infancy
Emotional and Personality Development
Social Orientation and Attachment
Social Contexts
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Physical Changes
Cognitive Changes
Language Development
Early Childhood Education
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Emotional and Personality Development
Families
Peer Relations, Play, and Media/Screen Time
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Physical Changes and Health
Children with Disabilities
Cognitive Changes
Language Development
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 8: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Emotional and Personality Development
Families
Peers
Schools
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
The Nature of Adolescence
Physical Changes
Adolescent Health
Adolescent Cognition
Schools
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 10: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Identity
Families
Peers
Culture and Adolescent Development
Adolescent Problems
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood
Physical Development
Sexuality
Cognitive Development
Careers and Work
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 12: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood
Stability and Change from Childhood to Adulthood
Love and Close Relationships
Adult Lifestyles
Challenges in Marriage, Parenting, and Divorce
Gender and Communication Styles, Relationships, and Classification
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
The Nature of Middle Adulthood
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Careers, Work, and Leisure
Religion and Meaning in Life
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood
Personality Theories and Development
Stability and Change
Close Relationships
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Longevity, Biological Aging, and Physical Development
Health
Cognitive Functioning
Work and Retirement
Mental Health
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 16: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood
Theories of Socioemotional Development
Personality and Society
Families and Social Relationships
Ethnicity, Gender, and Culture
Successful Aging
Summary
Key Terms
Chapter 17: Death, Dying, and Grieving
Defining Death and Life/Death Issues
Death and Sociohistorical, Cultural Contexts
Facing One’s Own Death
Coping with the Death of Someone Else
Summary
Key Terms
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
APA Style Guide
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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