Lifespan Development in Context

1. Birth, Infancy, and Toddlerhood Madeleine's First Months of Life, Brian Hall. Developmental Concepts: reflexes, motor development, early object relations, language development, toilet training Birth Ceremonies of the Quiche Community, Rigoberta Menchu. Developmental Concepts: cross-cultural views of pregnancy and childbirth, gender preferences Caring for a Premature Infant, T. Berry Brazelton and Bertrand G. Cramer. Developmental Concepts: premature birth, primitive reflexes, attachment, parental expectations, parent-child interactions The Fussy, High-Need Baby, William Sears and Martha Sears. Developmental Concepts: temperament, child's role in shaping parenting style, development of empathy Perpetual Motion: A Curious Baby, Anne Lamott. Developmental Concepts: gross motor development, sensorimotor period, object permanence, autonomy 2. Early Childhood Madeleine's Understanding of Gender and Time, Brian Hall. Developmental Concepts: gender identity, preoperational thought, understanding time Mollie in Preschool, Vivian Gussin Paley. Developmental Concepts: pretend play, preoperational period, peer relationships, symbolic thinking Fantasy and Storytelling: Children at Play, Harry Crews. Developmental Concepts: dramatic play, family and cultural influences Angela's Ashes: Memoir of a Childhood, Frank McCourt. Developmental Concepts: poverty; family, community, and cultural factors influencing development Night Visitors: Imagination or Reality? Annie Dillard. Developmental Concepts: imagination, reality testing, problem solving Coping with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Ann Colin. Developmental Concepts: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (formerly called attention-deficit disorder), behavior problems, parenting skills 3. Middle Childhood A Young Boy Becomes Man of the House, Russell Baker. Developmental Concepts: achievement motivation, influence of mother and single-parent home, discipline styles Sibling Rivalry, Sibling Love, Nancy Samalin with Catherine Whitney. Developmental Concepts: children's adjustment to a new sibling, sibling conflict, family relationships A Bilingual Childhood, Richard Rodriguez. Developmental Concepts: bilingualism: cognitive and social effects The Spatial Child, John Philo Dixon. Developmental Concepts: special abilities, learning to read, motivation Handed My Own Life, Annie Dillard. Developmental Concepts: industry, achievement, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, sense of self, curiosity Helping Children Avoid Depression, Martin E. P. Seligman with Karen Reivich, Lisa Jaycox, and Jane Gillham. Developmental Concepts: childhood depression, coping skills, applied research 4. Adolescence Shaping Up Absurd, Nora Ephron. Developmental Concepts: physical development, body image, conformity Dying to Be Bigger, D. H.. Developmental Concepts: physical development, body image, achievement motivation, substance abuse, peer pressure One Foot Out the Door: Facing the Challenges of Late Adolescence, Sydney Lewis: An interview with Gretchen Dee. Developmental Concepts: independence, dieting, self-image, importance of family and relationships Michael Huang: From Vietnam to America, Sydney Lewis: An interview with Michael Huang. Developmental Concepts: differentiation, individuation, relationships with parents, multicultural identity Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago, LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman. Developmental Concepts: coping with poverty, gangs, substance abuse, violence; moral development; courage Flight of Passage, Rinker Buck. Developmental Concepts: Sibling relationships, father-son relationships, initiative, individuation, independence 5. Early Adulthood E-mail Romance, Megham Daum. Developmental Concepts: intimate relationships, dating and technology, self-disclosure, love What Makes a Successful Marriage? One Couple's Story, Judith Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee. Developmental Concepts: marriage, family, and career; love; marital equality; marital satisfaction Balancing Work and Family, Bill McCoy. Developmental Concepts: work and family, parenthood, gender roles, family and stress and stressors The Heart of Parenting, John Gottman with Joan DeClaire. Developmental Concepts: parenting, emotional interaction between parent and child, emotional intelligence, empathy Life After Divorce, Mayumi Tsutakawa. Developmental Concepts: single parenthood, divorce, shared custody, extended family support, cohabitation, multicultural identity, effects of divorce on children 6. Middle Adulthood The Squeezed Generation, H. Michael Zal. Developmental Concepts: Midlife transition, midlife crisis, social clock, generativity versus stagnation stage Making Peace in Your Stepfamily, Harold H. Bloomfield. Developmental Concepts: stepparenting; second marriage, blended families Is Success Worth Dying For? Robert S. Eliot and Dennis L. Breo. Developmental Concepts: Stress, type A behavior pattern, career goals Celebrating Fifty, Karen Blaker. Developmental Concepts: menopause, midlife crisis, empty nest Coping with Sexual Dysfunction, Lloyd Van Brunt. Developmental Concepts: sexual dysfunction, impotency 7. Late Adulthood Life at Sixty, Joseph Epstein. Developmental Concepts: attitudes toward aging, physical and cognitive changes, coping with change, integrity versus despair, wisdom The Virtues of Aging, Jimmy Carter. Developmental Concepts: work and retirement, relationships with family and friends, exercise, interests, wisdom Widowhood, Joyce Brothers. Developmental Concepts: widowhood, loneliness, grief, bereavement Caring for a Spouse, June Lund Shiplett. Developmental Concepts: dementia, spouse as caregiver 8. Dying, Death, and Bereavement Tuesdays with Morrie: A Professor Undertakes the Last Great Journey, Mitch Albom. Developmental Concepts: facing one's own death, integrity The Right to Choose One's Own Death, George Howe Colt. Developmental Concepts: euthanasia, assisted suicide Just Say Something, Betsy Okonski. Developmental Concepts: bereavement, grief, loss of a child Celebrating Death--and Life, Nsedu Onyile. Developmental Concepts: funeral and ritual practices, cross-cultural funeral practices