Development Through the Lifespan / Edition 7

by Laura Berk

Overview

For courses in Human Development

Unparalleled Among Human Development Texts — In a Class by Itself
With its seamless integration of up-to-date research, strong multicultural and cross-cultural focus, and clear, engaging narrative, Development Through the Lifespan has established itself as the market’s leading text. The dramatically revised Seventh Edition presents the newest, most relevant research and applications in the field of human development today. Featuring compelling topics, rich examples, and author Laura Berk’s signature storytelling style, this new edition is the most current and engaging text available.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780134419695
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Laura E. Berk is a distinguished professor of psychology at Illinois State University, where she has taught child, adolescent, and lifespan development for more than three decades. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in child development and educational psychology from the University of Chicago. She has been a visiting scholar at Cornell University, UCLA, Stanford University, and the University of South Australia.

Berk has published widely on the effects of school environments on children’s development, the development of private speech, and the role of make-believe play in development. Her empirical studies have attracted the attention of the general public, leading to contributions to Psychology Today and Scientific American. She has also been featured on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition and in Parents Magazine, Wondertime, and Reader’s Digest.

Berk has served as a research editor of Young Children, a consulting editor for Early Childhood Research Quarterly, and an associate editor of the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology. She is a frequent contributor to edited volumes, having written the article on social development for The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion and the article on Vygotsky for The Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. She is coauthor of the chapter on make-believe play and self-regulation in the Sage Handbook of Play in Early Childhood and the chapter on psychologists writing textbooks in Career Paths in Psychology: Where Your Degree Can Take You, published by the American Psychological Association.

Berk’s books include Private Speech: From Social Interaction to Self-Regulation; Scaffolding Children’s Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education; Landscapes of Development: An Anthology of Readings; and A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence. In addition to Development Through the Lifespan, she is author of the best-selling texts Child Development and Infants, Children, and Adolescents, published by Pearson. Her book for parents and teachers is Awakening Children’s Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference.

Berk is active in work for children’s causes. She serves on the governing boards of the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies and of Artolution, an organization devoted to engaging children, youths, and their families in collaborative public art projects around the world as a means of promoting conflict-resolution, relief from trauma, and resilience. Berk has been designated a YWCA Woman of Distinction for service in education. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 7: Developmental Psychology.

Table of Contents

• PART I – THEORY AND RESEARCH IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
• 1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies
• PART II – FOUNDATIONS OF DEVELOPMENT GENETIC FOUNDATIONS
• 2. Genetic Reproductive Choices and Environmental Foundations
• 3. Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
• PART III – INFANCY AND TODDLERHOOD: THE FIRST TWO YEARS
• 4. Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• 6. Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
• PART IV – EARLY CHILDHOOD: TWO TO SIX YEARS
• 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
• 8. Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
• PART V – MIDDLE CHILDHOOD: SIX TO ELEVEN YEARS
• 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
• 10. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
• PART VI – ADOLESCENCE: THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD
• 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
• 12. Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
• PART VII – EARLY ADULTHOOD
• 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
• 14. Emotional and Social Development in Early Adulthood
• PART VIII – MIDDLE ADULTHOOD
• 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
• 16. Emotional and Social Development in Middle Adulthood
• PART IX – LATE ADULTHOOD
• 17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
• 18. Emotional and Social Development in Late Adulthood
• PART X – THE END OF LIFE
• 19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Editorial Reviews

New edition of a text in which Berk (Illinois State U.) interweaves an understanding of seven elements: the diverse array of development theories; the lifespan perspective; the sequence of human development and underlying processes; the impact of context and culture; the joint contributions of biology and environment to development; the interdependency of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains; and the interrelatedness of theory, research, and applications. The 19 chapters start with theory and research and proceed through foundations of development and the various stages from infancy through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and the end of life. Contains many color illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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What Reviewers Are Saying

Again, you have written one of the best textbooks I have ever reviewed. You do a great job of using research-based material, provide clear statements describing complicated issues, provide useful summaries, and write in a way that enhances student interest and learning. In fact, I would suggest that faculty using your text end up learning even more than the students who read the book.

Dale Lund, California State University, San Bernardino

The writing style is extremely fluid, easy to read, and engaging.

Cheryl Anagnopoulos, Black Hills State University

Diversity and multicultural coverage is a REAL strength of the text.

Aurora Sherman, O regon State University

The research is absolutely current, relevant, and well-integrated throughout the text.

Lori Bica, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

I think students need stories to serve as frameworks for thinking about developmental concepts, and this text provides that.

Mary Ann Erickson, Ithaca College

Laura Berk has included more diversity content (in both regular text and various boxes) than in any other comparable text. Bravo for Berk.

Tracie Blumentritt, U niversity of Wisconsin La Crosse

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