
Adult Development and Aging: With PowerWeb
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-07-111391-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text delivers the most current research findings in the field clearly and concisely, in a writing style that students and instructors praise. Using a topical organization, this edition provides a balanced, positive perspective on adult development and aging, enhanced by strong multicultural and diversity coverage.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Width: 188 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-111391-5 (9780071113915)
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Persons
Diane E. Papalia As a professor, Diane E. Papalia has taught thousands of undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received her bachelor's degree, majoring in psychology, from Vassar College and both her master's degree in child development and family relations and her Ph.D. in life-span developmental psychology from West Virginia University. She has published numerous articles in such professional journals as Human Development, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Sex Roles, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology and Journal of Gerontology. Most of these papers have dealt with her major research focus, cognitive development from childhood through old age. She is especially interested in intelligence in old age and factors that contribute to the maintenance of intellectual functioning in late adulthood. She is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. She is the coauthor, with Sally Wendkos Olds and Ruth Duskin Feldman, of A Child's World, now in its eighth edition; of Psychology with Sally Wendkos Olds; and of Adult Development and Aging, with Cameron J. Camp and Ruth Duskin Feldman. Ruth Duskin Feldman is an award-winning writer and educator. With Diane E. Papalia and Sally Wendkos Olds, she coauthored the fourth and seventh editions of Human Development and the eighth edition of A Child's World. She also is coauthor, with Dr.Papalia and Cameron J. Camp, of Adult Development and Aging. A former teacher, she has developed educational materials for all levels from elementary school through college and has prepared ancillaries to accompany the Papalia-Olds books. She is author or coauthor of four books addressed to general readers, including Whatever Happened to the Quiz Kids? Perils and Profits of Growing Up Gifted. She has written for numerous newspapers and magazines and has lectured extensively and made national and local media appearances throughout the United States on education and gifted children. She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, where she was graduated with highest distinction and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Content
Part I Exploring the World of Adulthood 1 Adult Development and Aging in a Changing World 2 Metatheoretical Perspectives and Research Methods Part II The Worlds of Body and Mind 3 Longevity and Physiological Aging 4 Health and Body Systems 5 Memory