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'Life-Span Development 12'
by 'John W. Santrock'
# ISBN-10: 0071280839
# ISBN-13: 978-0071280839
Product Description
Driven by learning goals, previous editions of this text have been widely adopted for their accurate, complete, and up-to-date coverage. While maintaining these hallmarks, this revision includes increased coverage of adulthood and aging, a new “Interlude” feature on applications, and updated research with more 21st-century citations than ever before.
From the Publisher
Careers in Life-Span Development boxes feature interviews with professionals who use the concepts from life-span development in their careers. A new appendix offers additional information on careers in life-span development.
Dramatically expanded Web Resources including Web Icons which appear throughout each chapter, next to appropriate content, signaling to the student that connecting links and additional information is available on the 8th edition web site. Taking it to the Net problem-solving exercises have been added to encourage students to explore topics in more depth via the internet.
Key Terms are now defined in the margin of the page on which they first appear making it easier for students to learn new vocabulary.
Key People feature summarizes important researchers and theorists at the end of each chapter to help students connect the people with the theories, concepts, and studies.
Unique Cross-linkages are featured within the text of every chapter to refer students back to the primary discussion of key concepts to increase comprehension. This serves as a built-in review for students
Text Design has been completely replaced with an open, colorful one-column design to appeal to students.
Cognitive Maps, expanded in this edition appear at the beginning, end and within each chapter to help visual learners organize and visualize major concepts as they progress.
Summary Tables, now streamlined for enhanced effectiveness, provide quick and easy-to-use overviews of key topics.
Expert consultants reviewed chapters, adding their recommendations and insights to provide the most current information available about adolescent development. The text's expert reviewer panel is listed in the preface of the text.
Adventures for the Mind critical thinking inserts appear periodically throughout the chapters to challenge students to expand their personal application of theories and research. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Santrock, Life-Span Development, 12th Edition'
Preface
Section One - The Life-Span Developmental Perspective
Chapter 1. Introduction
Appendix .Careers in Life-Span Development
Section Two - Beginning
Chapter 2. Biological Beginnings
Chapter 3. Prenatal Development and Birth
Section Three - Infancy
Chapter 4. Physical Development in Infancy
Chapter 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy
Chapter 6. Socioemotional Development in Infancy
Section Four - Early Childhood
Chapter 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Chapter 8. Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood
Section Five - Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Chapter 10. Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood
Section Six - Adolescence
Chapter 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
Chapter 12. Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Section Seven - Early Adulthood
Chapter 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
Chapter 14. Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood
Section Eight - Middle Adulthood
Chapter 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
Chapter 16. Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood
Section Nine - Late Adulthood
Chapter 17. Physical Development in Late Adulthood
Chapter 18. Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
Chapter 19. Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood
Section Ten - Endings
Chapter 20. Death, Dying and Grieving
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