Human Development: A Life-Span View

Name: Human Development: A Life-Span View
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ISBN: 9780357657959

by Robert V. Kail, John C. Cavanaugh

9th Edition

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Print ISBN	9780357657959
eText ISBN	9798214345451
Publisher	Cengage Learning
Publishing Year	2023
Edition	9th Edition
Language	English
Pages	720

Human Development: A Life-Span View, 9th Edition, provides students and instructors with a comprehensive examination of human growth across the entire life spectrum. Written by Robert V. Kail and John C. Cavanaugh, this 720-page textbook tracks physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development from biological beginnings through late adulthood.

The core text opens with biological foundations, hereditary factors, prenatal growth, and birth. It transitions through infancy, early childhood, and middle childhood, analyzing perceptual development, language emergence, cognitive skills, and socioemotional relations. As the scope extends through adolescence, emerging adulthood, and established adulthood, the material explores personal relationships, workplace dynamics, leisure activities, and midlife challenges.

Published by Cengage Learning for the 2023 copyright year, this English-language textbook supports flexible study through print and eTextbook options. Digital integration includes MindTap 1-term Instant Access under ISBN 9780357657980, offering targeted instructional resources and coursework management for both students and instructors.

Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
- • Thinking About Development
- • Developmental Theories
- • Doing Developmental Research
Chapter 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
- • In the Beginning: 23 Pairs of Chromosomes
- • From Conception to Birth
- • Influences on Prenatal Development
- • Labor and Delivery
Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development
- • The Newborn
- • Physical Development
- • Moving and Grasping: Early Motor Skills
- • Coming to Know the World: Perception
- • Becoming Self-Aware
Chapter 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
- • The Onset of Thinking: Piaget's Account
- • Information Processing During Infancy and Early Childhood
- • Mind and Culture: Vygotsky's Theory
- • Language
Chapter 5: Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
- • Beginnings: Trust and Attachment
- • Emerging Emotion
- • Interacting with Others
- • Gender Roles and Gender Identity
Chapter 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical development in Middle Childhood
- • Cognitive Development
- • Aptitudes for School
- • Individual Differences in Ability
- • Academic Skills
- • Physical Development
Chapter 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
- • Family Relationships
- • Peers
- • Electronic Media
- • Understanding Others
Chapter 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
- • Pubertal Changes
- • Health
- • Information Processing During Adolescence
- • Reasoning About Moral issues
Chapter 9: Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
- • Identity and Self-Esteem
- • Romantic relationships and Sexuality
- • The World of Work
- • The Dark Side
Chapter 10: Emerging and Established Adulthood: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development
- • Emerging and Established Adulthood
- • Physical Development and Health
- • Cognitive Development
- • Who Do You Want to Be? Personality in Emerging and Established Adulthood
Chapter 11: Being Connected: Relationships in Emerging, Established, and Middle Adulthood
- • Relationship Types and Issues
- • Lifestyles and relationships
- • Family Dynamics and the Life Course
- • Divorce and Remarriage
Chapter 12: Working and Relaxing
- • Occupational Selection and Development
- • Diversity in the Workplace
- • Occupational Transition
- • Work and Family
- • Taking Time to Relax: Leisure Activities
Chapter 13: Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
- • Physical Changes and Health
- • Cognitive Development
- • Personality
- • Family Dynamics and Middle Age
Chapter 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
- • What Are Older Adults Like?
- • Physical Changes and Health
- • Cognitive Processes
- • Mental Health and Intervention
Chapter 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Social Issues
- • Theories of Psychosocial Aging
- • Personality, Social Cognition, and Spirituality
- • I Used to Work at...: Living in Retirement
- • Friends and Family in Late Life
- • Social Issues and Aging
Chapter 16: Dying and Bereavement
- • Definitions and Ethical Issues
- • Thinking About Death: Personal Aspects
- • End-of-Life Issues
- • Surviving the Loss: The Grieving Process
- • Dying and Bereavement Experiences Across the Life Span