Development Across the Life Span, Global Edition 8th Edition by Robert Feldman (

Description: Development Across the Life Span, Global Edition by Robert Feldman For courses in Lifespan Development Request a digital sample - for educators > A compelling blend of lifespan development research and applications. Development Across the Life Span provides a chronological overview of human development from the moment of conception through death, examining both the traditional areas of the field and more recent innovations. Author Robert Feldman focuses on how developmental findings can be can be applied meaningfully and practically, helping students to recognise the relevance of the discipline to their own lives. Thoroughly updated with the latest data and contemporary examples, the 8th Edition better engages students in key concepts via recent news items, timely world events, and contemporary uses of lifespan development. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Table of Contents PART 1 - BEGINNINGS1. An Introduction to Lifespan Development2. The Start of Life: Prenatal Development3. Birth and the Newborn InfantPART 2 - INFANCY: FORMING THE FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE4. Physical Development in Infancy5. Cognitive Development in Infancy6. Social and Personality Development in InfancyPART 3 - THE PRESCHOOL YEARS7. Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years8. Social and Personality Development in the Preschool YearsPART 4 - THE MIDDLE CHILDHOOD YEARS9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood10. Social and Personality Development in Middle ChildhoodPART 5 - ADOLESCENCE11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence12. Social and Personality Development in AdolescencePART 6 - EARLY ADULTHOOD13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood14. Social and Personality Development in Early AdulthoodPART 7 - MIDDLE ADULTHOOD15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood16. Social and Personality Development in Middle AdulthoodPART 8 - LATE ADULTHOOD17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood19. Death and Dying Long Description For courses in Lifespan Development A compelling blend of lifespan development research and applications Development Across the Life Span provides a chronological overview of human development from the moment of conception through death, examining both the traditional areas of the field and more recent innovations. Author Robert Feldman focuses on how developmental findings can be can be applied meaningfully and practically, helping students to recognize the relevance of the discipline to their own lives. Thoroughly updated with the latest data and contemporary examples, the Eighth Edition better engages students in key concepts via recent news items, timely world events, and contemporary uses of lifespan development. MyPsychLab Feature Engaging features and updated content fosters student attention and reinforces relevance of course content UPDATED! From Research to Practice features describe a contemporary developmental research topic and explain how it can be applied to everyday problems. Located in every chapter, these features help students to see the impact of developmental research throughout society. Almost all of the Research to Practice boxes are new to this edition. Developmental Diversity features , at least one per chapter, highlight issues relevant to todays multicultural society. Are You an Informed Consumer of Development? features describe applications of specific research conducted by developmental investigators, helping students to see the relevance of the discipline to todays world. UPDATED! New and updated information throughout the eighth edition ensures currency and boosts student engagement. For instance, advances in such areas as behavioral genetics, brain development, evolutionary perspectives, and cross-cultural approaches to development receive expanded and new coverage. Overall, more than a thousand new citations have been added, with most of those from articles and books published in the last few years. And new topics, many focused on contemporary issues that are relevant to students, have been added to every chapter. Pedagogical tools promote mastery and encourage critical thinking Chapter-opening material helps students identify key concepts and fosters interest in the content to come. NEW! Numbered learning objectives for each major section provide a means for instructors to evaluate student mastery of specific content. These clear, specific learning objects help students direct their study most effectively and efficiently, and also enable instructors to focus their assessment. NEW! A brief vignette at the beginning of each chapter describes an individual or situation that is relevant to the basic developmental issues being discussed in the chapter. These engaging chapter-opening prologues introduce students to the real-world implications of the chapter topic. Looking Ahead sections at the beginning of each chapter orientate readers to the topics to be covered, bridging the chapter-opening prologue with the remainder of the chapter. Review and Rethink sections interspersed throughout each chapter recap the main points. Found throughout the text, Journal Prompts elicit critical thinking about the subject matter through written responses. Career references throughout the text help students grasp the applicability of the material to a variety of professions, including education, nursing, social work, and health-care providers. A running glossary offers students definitions of key terms in the margins of the page on which the term is presented initially. End-of-chapter material helps students review what theyve learned and enables them to synthesise concepts. Keyed to the chapters learning objectives, a Looking Back summary at the end of each chapter ties the chapter together. Each chapters epilogue refers back to the chapters opening prologue, further reinforcing the continuity of the material presented. Putting It All Together integrative concept maps at the end of each part present a short vignette and prompt students to consider the vignette from both their point of view and the point of view of parents, educators, health-care workers, social workers, and so on. New Feature I. New and Updated Content Engaging features and updated content fosters student attention and reinforces relevance of course content UPDATED! From Research to Practice features describe a contemporary developmental research topic and explain how it can be applied to everyday problems. Located in every chapter, these features help students to see the impact of developmental research throughout society. Almost all of the Research to Practice boxes are new to the eighth edition. UPDATED! New and updated information throughout the eighth edition ensures currency and boosts student engagement. For instance, advances in such areas as behavioral genetics, brain development, evolutionary perspectives, and cross-cultural approaches to development receive expanded and new coverage. Overall, more than a thousand new citations have been added, with most of those from articles and books published in the last few years. And new topics, many focused on contemporary issues that are relevant to students, have been added to every chapter. Chapter-opening material helps students identify key concepts and fosters interest in the content to come. Numbered learning objectives for each major section provide a means for instructors to evaluate student mastery of specific content. These clear, specific learning objects help students direct their study most effectively and efficiently, and also enable instructors to focus their assessment. A brief vignette at the beginning of each chapter describes an individual or situation that is relevant to the basic developmental issues being discussed in the chapter. These engaging chapter-opening prologues introduce students to the real-world implications of the chapter topic. II. Highlights of Chapter-by-Chapter Revisions Chapter 1 * Update on the first person conceived in vitro* Control of childrens use of the Internet* Long-term effects of war Chapter 2 * Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder* Update incidence of hunger* Updated incidence of Downs Syndrome births* Updated incidence of Klinfelters syndrome* Abortion aftereffects* Miscarriage* New DSM terminology:* Autism spectrum disorder* Schizophrenia disorder spectrum disorder* Major depression disorder* Interpretation of birth defect probability Chapter 3 * Advantages of infant massage* U.S. infant mortality rate (new figure)* Taste preferences being in utero* Parents modify speech when talking to infants Chapter 4 * Percentage of deaths from shaken baby syndrome* Brain plasticity* Sudden infant death syndrome statistics (new figure)* Malnutrition in the United States* Malnutrition worldwide (new figure)* Percentage of low-income and poor families (new figure)* Recent research on breast milk* Infant massage associated with social development Chapter 5 * Sucking reflex and transition to next stage* Brain growth and infantile amnesia* Usefulness of Bayley Scales* Change in style of speech with foreigners Chapter 6 * Infant emotions* Fathers involvement child care* Fusiform gyrus and attention to childrens faces* "Expert" babies* Update on families in the twenty-first century Chapter 7 * Update on obesity in children* Update on depressive orders in children* Television viewing and other media use (new figure) Chapter 8 * Play and brain development* Autism spectrum disorder* One-parent families Chapter 9 * Asthma "triggers"* Childhood-onset fluency disorder* Specific learning disorders* New figure on ADHD incidence rise Chapter 10 * Dealing with bullying* New figure on single parent households* Gay and Lesbian parenting Chapter 11 * Obesity and fast foods* Sleep deprivation in adolescents* New trends in e-cigarette use* Changes in marijuana usage Chapter 12 * Empathy in adolescence* Transexualism Chapter 13 * International homicide rates* Obesity* Exercise and longevity Chapter 14 * Gender wage gap changes* Emerging adulthood* Same-sex marriage Chapter 15 * Coronary heart disease rates* Breast cancer incidence* Genetic screening for future illness susceptibility Chapter 16 * Change in immigration statistics* Relationship between perceived age and chronologicalage: health outcomes Chapter 17 * Life span statistics* Proportion of people over 60* Risk of falling Chapter 18 * Poverty and the elderly* Increase in divorce among elderly* Aging as a state of mind Chapter 19 * Cost of funeral update* Increasing popularity of cremation Details ISBN129215795X ISBN-10 129215795X ISBN-13 9781292157955 Format Paperback Pages 744 Publisher Pearson Education Limited Media Book Imprint Pearson Education Limited Place of Publication Harlow Country of Publication United Kingdom Replaces 9781292022598 DEWEY 155 Year 2017 Edition 8th Language English Author Robert Feldman AU Release Date 2017-05-31 NZ Release Date 2017-05-31 Textbook 1 Birth 1958 Affiliation University of Kentucky Position Author Qualifications Stackpole Military History Series Editor Edition Description 8th edition Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publication Date 2017-06-07 UK Release Date 2017-06-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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