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PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100675212413

ISBN-139780675212410

eBay Product ID (ePID)791911

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Number of Pages640 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHuman Development : Across the LifeSpan

SubjectGeneral, Developmental / General

Publication Year1990

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorLloyd D. Noppe, Fergus P. Hughes

Subject AreaPsychology

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight51.9 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width8.3 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN90-061449

Table Of Content1. Introduction: Concepts and Theories. Characteristics of Human Development. Issues in Human Development. Theoretical Perspectives. 2. Methodological Approaches. The Scientific Method. Research Strategies. Procedures for Collecting Data. Developmental Designs. 3. Physical Growth and Development. Determiners of Growth. Prenatal Development and Birth. Patterns of Growth: Birth to Old Age. Individual Variations in Growth Psychological Issues in Physical Development. 4. Sexuality. Sexual Anatomy and Function. Sexual Behavior and Development. Gender Roles and Sexuality. 5. Perceptual Development. Sensory Processes. Cognitive Aspects of Perception. 6. Information Processing: Attention, Learning, and Memory. Attention. Learning. Memory. 7. Cognitive Development. The Theory of Jean Piaget. Piaget's Stages of Development. Cognitive Development in the Adult Years. Environmental Influences on Cognitive Development. 8. Intelligence and Creativity. The Nature of Intelligence. The Development of Intelligence. Genetic Influences on Intelligence. Environmental Influences on Intelligence. The Construct of Creativity. 9. Language. The Nature of Communication. Infant Antecedents of Language. Early Childhood and the Linguistic Explosion. Language Refinements of Later Childhood and Adolescence. The Course of Language During Adulthood and Old Age. Theories of Language Development. Variations in Language Development. 10. Personality and the Self. Psychoanalytic Revolution of Freud. Erikson's Psychosocial Modifications. Development of the Self. Issues in Personality Development. 11. Family Development. The Family System. The Family Life Cycle. The Disrupted Family. 12. Social Interaction. The Development of Social Awareness. Patterns of Social Interaction. Play and Socialization. Work in the Life Cycle. 13. Morality. Theories of Moral Development. Moral Judgment and Behavior. Alternative Moral Perspectives. 14. Gender Roles and Gender Differences. The Development of Gender Roles: The Contribution of Biology and the Environment. Theories of Gender Role Development. Current Issues in Gender Development. 15. Death and Dying. The Study of Death and Dying. The Biological Perspective. The Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives. The Psychological Perspective. The Developmental Perspective. Special Topics in Death and Dying. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisA thorough, comprehensive, topical introduction to human development. In rejecting classic "age" and "stage" treatments of human development, these authors take an approach that better shows the continuity of the developmental process. They emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the field by integrating pertinent ideas from such diverse sources as sociology, biology, and cultural anthropology. This edition embraces more discussion of infancy, greater coverage of the adult, and a more thorough look at the role of women in a person's growth and development than the previous edition.

LC Classification NumberBF713.H83 1991