The Developing Person Through the Life Span
10th Edition
Published on 2. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
960 pages
978-1-319-01627-2 (ISBN)
Description
Kathleen Berger's acclaimed survey of developmental psychology across the life span is always up to date, always inclusive of cultures from every corner of the globe, and always compelling in the way it shows students the everyday relevance of field's theories, ideas, and discoveries.
With its new edition, the text becomes a more deeply integrated text/media resource than ever, with the book and its dedicated version of LaunchPad combining seamlessly to enhance the learning experience. But driving that experience, as always, is the clear, engaging voice of Kathleen Berger, revealing the connections between the study of development across all stages of life and the lives that students actually live.
The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.
With its new edition, the text becomes a more deeply integrated text/media resource than ever, with the book and its dedicated version of LaunchPad combining seamlessly to enhance the learning experience. But driving that experience, as always, is the clear, engaging voice of Kathleen Berger, revealing the connections between the study of development across all stages of life and the lives that students actually live.
The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.
More details
Edition
10th ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
960 p.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
ISBN-13
978-1-319-01627-2 (9781319016272)
DOI
10.26778/978-1-319-16900-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Kathleen Stassen Berger
Developing Person Through the Life Span 10e (Cloth)& Launchpad for Berger's Developing Person Through Life Span 10e (Six Month Access)
Book
06/2017
10th Edition
Worth Publishers
€255.00
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Kathleen Berger
The Developing Person Through the Lifespan
Book
01/2017
10th Edition
Macmillan Higher Education
€82.38
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Kathleen Stassen Berger
Loose-Leaf Version for the Developing Person Through the Life Span
Loose-leaf edition
01/2017
10th Edition
Worth Publishers
€152.33
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Person
Kathleen Stassen Berger received her undergraduate education at Stanford University and Radcliffe College, earned an M.A.T. from Harvard University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University. Throughout most of her professional career, Berger has worked at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, first as an adjunct and for the past two decades as a full professor.
Content
PART I The Beginnings.- Chapter 1 The Science of Human Development.- Chapter 2 Theories of Development.- Chapter 3 Heredity and Environment.- Chapter 4 Prenatal Development and Birth.- PART II The First Two Years.- Chapter 5 The First Two Years: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 6 The First Two Years: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 7 The First Two Years: Psychosocial Development.- PART III Early Childhood.- Chapter 8 Early Childhood: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 9 Early Childhood: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 10 Early Childhood: Psychosocial Development.- PART IV Middle Childhood.- Chapter 11 Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 12 Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 13 Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development.- PART V Adolescence.- Chapter 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 15 Adolescence: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development.- PART VI Emerging Adulthood.- Chapter 17 Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 18 Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 19 Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Development.- PART VII Adulthood.- Chapter 20 Adulthood: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 21 Adulthood: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 22 Adulthood: Psychosocial Development.- PART VIII Late Adulthood.- Chapter 23 Late Adulthood: Biosocial Development.- Chapter 24 Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development.- Chapter 25 Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Development.- Epilogue Death and Dying. - Appendix: More about Research Methods.