
Human Development
A Life-Span View, South African Edition
Cengage Learning EMEA (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-1-4737-5957-2 (ISBN)
Description
This first South African edition of Human Development: A Life-Span View introduces the student to the issues, forces, and outcomes that make us who we are.
It covers contemporary research and theory on human development, set within a South African context, with emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach needed to describe and explain how people change over time.
The text follows a chronological approach, tracing development from conception through late life in sequential order with several chapters dedicated to topical issues across the life span. The organisation and learning features of the text are designed to make it easier for students to learn about human development.
It covers contemporary research and theory on human development, set within a South African context, with emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach needed to describe and explain how people change over time.
The text follows a chronological approach, tracing development from conception through late life in sequential order with several chapters dedicated to topical issues across the life span. The organisation and learning features of the text are designed to make it easier for students to learn about human development.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1815 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4737-5957-2 (9781473759572)
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Persons
John C. Cavanaugh is Senior Consultant at Pathseekers II, Inc. He is former president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, Chancellor Emeritus of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, and former president of the University of West Florida. A researcher and teacher of adult development and aging for more four decades, he has published about 100 articles and chapters and authored, coauthored, or coedited 24 books on aging, information technology, and higher education policy. He is a past president of Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and is a fellow of APA (Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 20) and the Gerontological Society of America, and a charter fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. He has held numerous leadership positions in these associations, including chair of the Committee on Aging for APA. He has served on numerous state and national committees for aging-related and higher education organizations. He also serves on the Yellowstone Forever National Advisory Council. John is a devoted fan of "Star Trek" and a serious traveler, photographer, backpacker, cook, and chocoholic. He is married to Dr. Christine K. Cavanaugh, with whom he writes, co-teaches, and learns something new each day. Robert V. Kail is visiting professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and distinguished professor emeritus of psychological sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Dr. Kail served as editor of both Child Development Perspectives and Psychological Science. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University and is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Kail has also written CHILDREN AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT and SCIENTIFIC WRITING FOR PSYCHOLOGY. JACOMIEN MULLER holds a master's degree in Psychology from the University of Pretoria. She is currently a research associate with the University. She is the author and co-author of accredited articles in national and international publications and has presented papers at national and international conferences in psychology and education. She has lectured developmental and neuro-psychology for several years and delivered presentations in various faculty departments at the University of Pretoria and Tshwane University of Technology.
Author
Senior Consultant, Pathseekers II, Inc, and Former President & CEO, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
Visiting Professor, University of Michigan; Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Purdue University
University of Pretoria
Content
1 The Study of Human Development
Part 1: Prenatal Development, Infancy, and Early Childhood
2 Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
3 Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development
4 The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
5 Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Part 2: School-Age Children and Adolescents
6 Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
7 Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
8 Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
9 Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Part 3: Young and Middle Adulthood
10 Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood
11 Being with Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
12 Working and Relaxing
13 Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
Part 4: Late Adulthood
14 The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
15 Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
16 Dying and Bereavement
Part 1: Prenatal Development, Infancy, and Early Childhood
2 Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
3 Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development
4 The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
5 Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Part 2: School-Age Children and Adolescents
6 Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
7 Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
8 Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
9 Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Part 3: Young and Middle Adulthood
10 Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood
11 Being with Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
12 Working and Relaxing
13 Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
Part 4: Late Adulthood
14 The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
15 Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
16 Dying and Bereavement