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Exploring Lifespan Development

by Laura E. Berk

4th Edition

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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Print ISBN9781071895221
eText ISBN9781071895245
PublisherSAGE Publications, Inc
Publishing Year2022
Edition4th Edition
LanguageEnglish

Exploring Lifespan Development, 4th Edition, authored by Laura E. Berk, is a developmental psychology textbook that examines human growth from conception through the end of life. Published by SAGE Publications, Inc., this work offers a structured framework for studying physical, cognitive, and emotional and social development across distinct life stages.

The content is organized into 19 chapters set within 10 main parts. Initial chapters review research strategies, theoretical models, and genetic influences. The narrative then proceeds chronologically across the life course, tracing physical maturation, cognitive processing, and socioemotional dynamics from early growth through the adult years and final life events.

By organizing developmental changes into sequential units, the work supports systematic inquiry across academic programs. Prepared for higher education settings, the textbook provides course instructors and undergraduate students with a clear framework for analyzing continuous and stage-like human developmental processes.

Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies

  2. Chapter 2: Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations

  3. Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby

  4. Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

  5. Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

  6. Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood

  7. Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

  8. Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood

  9. Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

  10. Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood

  11. Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

  12. Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence

  13. Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood

  14. Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood

  15. Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

  16. Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood

  17. Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

  18. Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood

  19. Chapter 19: Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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