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. Available to package with Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, MyLab™ Human Development is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to further engage students and improve learning. MyLab Human Development is ideal for courses requiring robust assessments. Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive digital learning environment that is a less expensive alternative to the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel’s new mobile app lets students access and interact with their text anywhere, anytime, on any device, giving students the flexibility of toggling between their phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. 0134488970 / 9780134488974   Development Through the Lifespan plus MyLab Human Development with eText – Access Card Package, 7/e Package consists of: 0134419693 / 9780134419695  Development Through the Lifespan, 7/e 0205909744 / 9780205909742  MyLab Human Development with eText Access Card
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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
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Thoroughly Engaging Writing Style Berk makes the study of human development both involving and pleasurable for students. Development Through the Lifespan is written in an engaging, personal style — one that is highly accessible — and contains real-life human-interest stories. The author encourages students to relate what they read to their own lives. Stories and vignettes of real individuals, a Berk signature feature, open each chapter and continue throughout the text to illustrate developmental principles and teach through engaging narrative. The text “teaches while it tells a story.” Unparalleled Breadth and Depth of Research Meticulously researched material, including over 2,300 new reference citations, as well as the latest research and findings, reflects major changes and discoveries in the field, and is conveyed to the student in a clear, story-like fashion that humanizes the complex developmental process. Appealing and Meaningful Applications Integrated throughout the text, these applications show students how their learning relates to real-world situations. Applications are relevant to students pursuing a variety of fields, including psychology, education, nursing and other health professions, sociology, anthropology, family studies, and social services. The Look and Listen feature promotes active learning, asking students to observe what real individuals say and do, speak with or observe parents, teachers, or other professionals, and inquire into community programs and practices that influence children, adolescents, and adults. Applying What We Know tables provide practical real-life applications based on theory and research findings. Berk speaks directly to students, as parents or future parents and to those pursuing different careers and areas of study, such as health care, teaching, social work, or counseling. Exceptional Integration of Culture and Diversity Multicultural and cross-cultural material is presented not only in the text's research and in many positive and diverse examples, but also through rich photos and figures, which enhance student interest and understanding. Cultural Influences boxes deepen the attention to culture threaded throughout the text and accentuate both multicultural and cross-cultural variations in development. Other Outstanding Pedagogical Features These features support students’ mastery of the subject matter, inspire critical thinking, and help students engage with information on child development, applying it to the real word. Milestones tables summarize major physical, cognitive, language, emotional, and social attainments of each age period. In addition to offering an overview of change, each entry is page-referenced to provide the student with a convenient tool for review. Ask Yourself critical thinking questions have been thoroughly revised and expanded into a unique pedagogical feature. Three types of questions prompt students to think about human development in diverse ways: Connect questions help students build an image of the whole person by integrating what they have learned across age periods and domains of development. Apply questions encourage application of knowledge to controversial issues and problems faced by children, adolescents, adults, and professionals who work with them. Reflect questions personalize the study of human development by asking students to reflect on their own development, life experiences, and values. Four Types of Thematic Boxes Biology and Environment boxes highlight the growing attention to the complex, bidirectional relationship between biology and environment. Cultural Influences boxes deepen the attention to culture threaded throughout the text and accentuate both multicultural and cross-cultural variations in development. Social Issues boxes discuss the impact of social conditions on children, adolescents, and adults, and emphasize the need for sensitive social and public policies to ensure their well-being. They are divided into two types: Social Issues: Health boxes address values and practices relevant to physical and mental health, while Social Issues: Education boxes focus on home, school, and community influences on learning. New to This Edition Known for staying current, Development Through the Lifespan presents the most relevant research and applications in human development today. Many new topics have been introduced or enhanced throughout the Seventh Edition, including: Developmental systems approach, as illustrated by the lifespan perspective Developmental neuroscience, with special attention to developmental social neuroscience Contributions of schooling to development and life chances, with special attention to SES differences Epigenesis, including the role of methylation along with new examples of environmental influences on gene expression Development during the prenatal period, including brain growth, sensory capacities, and embryonic and fetal behavior Health care and other policies for parents and newborn babies, including cross-national infant mortality rates and the importance of generous parental leave Advances in brain development, with special attention to the prefrontal cortex How environmental factors, including caregiving practices and the baby’s physical surroundings, contribute to motor development Implications of infants’ capacity to analyze the speech stream for later language progress Importance of sustained high-quality child care from infancy through the preschool years for cognitive, language, literacy, and math progress at kindergarten entry Temperamental differences in susceptibility to the effects of good and poor parenting, highlighting evidence on the short 5-HTTLPR gene Contributions of fathers’ involvement in caregiving to attachment security and to children’s cognitive, emotional, and social competence Introduction to the concept of executive function, including inhibition, working memory, flexible shifting of attention, and planning, and related research spanning all age periods Educational media, including effects on cognitive development and academic learning Contributions of sociodramatic and rough-and-tumble play to young children’s emotional and social development Moral understanding in early childhood, including contributions of language, theory of mind, peer and sibling experiences, and parenting Family stressors and childhood obesity Diverse cognitive benefits of bilingualism Racial and ethnic prejudice in school-age children, including effective ways to reduce prejudice Resilience in middle childhood, including contributions of social and emotional learning interventions Adolescent brain development, with implications for adolescent risk-taking and susceptibility to peer influence Effects of media multitasking on learning, with new evidence on consequences for executive function Parent–adolescent relationships and development of autonomy, including cultural variations Teenagers’ online communication with friends, including consequences for friendship quality and social adjustment Sexual attitudes and behavior among young adults, including Internet dating, gender differences in number of lifetime partners, sex without relationship commitment on U.S. college campuses, same-sex relationships, and implications of sexual activity for life satisfaction Importance of academic engagement in college for successful transition to the labor market Forms of love, with special attention to compassionate love and contributions of commitment to lasting intimate relationships Gender variations in career development, including factors contributing to the widespread gender pay gap and to differences in career advancement Regular physical exercise and reduced mortality risk throughout adulthood, along with approaches to increasing physical activity Practical problem solving and expertise in middle adulthood Relationship of midlife generativity to psychological adjustment, including civic political, and religious engagement Cultural variations in middle-aged children caring for aging parents Impact of negative stereotypes of aging on older adults’ physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning, with special attention to stereotype threat Risk and protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease, including the role of epigenetic processes The positivity effect — older adults’ bias toward emotionally positive information — plus expanded discussion of late-life expertise in emotional self-regulation Experience Corps, illustrating the benefits of sustained and intensive volunteer service for older adults’ physical and mental health Children’s understanding of death, with special attention to cultural variations in parents’ candidness in discussing death with children Diverse benefits of hospice care for dying patients and family members Available to package with Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition, MyLab™ Human Development is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve learning. Authored by Laura Berk, MyLab Human Development for Development Through the Lifespan is ideal for courses requiring robust assessments. Highlights include the following features. A personalized study plan analyzes students’ study needs into three levels: Remember, Understand, and Apply. A variety of assessments enable continuous evaluation of students’ learning. The gradebook helps students track progress and get immediate feedback. Automatically graded assessments flow into the gradebook, which can be viewed in MyLab Human Development or exported. The eText allows students to highlight relevant passages and add notes. Access the eText through a laptop, iPad®, or tablet — or download the free app to use on tablets. Extensive video footage includes NEW segments produced by author Laura Berk. Multimedia simulations include NEW topics, with simulations designed by author Laura Berk to seamlessly complement the text. Careers in Human Development explains how studying human development is essential for a wide range of career paths. This tool features more than 25 career overviews, which contain interviews with actual practitioners, educational requirements, typical day-to-day activities, and links to websites for additional information. MyVirtualLife is a pair of interactive web-based simulations. The first allows students to rear a child from birth to age 18 and monitor the effects of their parenting decisions over time. In the second, students make personal decisions and see the impact of those decisions on their simulated future selves. Learn more. Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition is also available via Revel™, an interactive digital learning environment that is a less expensive alternative to the print textbook, enabling students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Revel is ideal for courses where student engagement and mobile access are important. The Revel version includes the following key features. Integrated within the author’s narrative, interactives and videos provide opportunities for  students to deeply engage with course content while reading. Located throughout Revel, quizzing affords students opportunities to check their understanding at regular intervals before moving on. The Revel mobile app lets students read, practice, and study — anywhere, anytime, on any device. Content is available both online and offline, and the app syncs work across all registered devices, automatically, giving students great flexibility to toggle between phone, tablet, and laptop as they move through their day. The app also lets students set assignment notifications, to stay on top of all due dates. Learn more.
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Known for staying current, Development Through the Lifespan presents the most relevant research and applications in human development today. Many new topics have been introduced or enhanced throughout the Seventh Edition, including: Developmental systems approach, as illustrated by the lifespan perspective Developmental neuroscience, with special attention to developmental social neuroscience Contributions of schooling to development and life chances, with special attention to SES differences Epigenesis, including the role of methylation along with new examples of environmental influences on gene expression Development during the prenatal period, including brain growth, sensory capacities, and embryonic and fetal behavior Health care and other policies for parents and newborn babies, including cross-national infant mortality rates and the importance of generous parental leave Advances in brain development, with special attention to the prefrontal cortex How environmental factors, including caregiving practices and the baby’s physical surroundings, contribute to motor development Implications of infants’ capacity to analyze the speech stream for later language progress Importance of sustained high-quality child care from infancy through the preschool years for cognitive, language, literacy, and math progress at kindergarten entry Temperamental differences in susceptibility to the effects of good and poor parenting, highlighting evidence on the short 5-HTTLPR gene Contributions of fathers’ involvement in caregiving to attachment security and to children’s cognitive, emotional, and social competence Introduction to the concept of executive function, including inhibition, working memory, flexible shifting of attention, and planning, and related research spanning all age periods Educational media, including effects on cognitive development and academic learning Contributions of sociodramatic and rough-and-tumble play to young children’s emotional and social development Moral understanding in early childhood, including contributions of language, theory of mind, peer and sibling experiences, and parenting Family stressors and childhood obesity Diverse cognitive benefits of bilingualism Racial and ethnic prejudice in school-age children, including effective ways to reduce prejudice Resilience in middle childhood, including contributions of social and emotional learning interventions Adolescent brain development, with implications for adolescent risk-taking and susceptibility to peer influence Effects of media multitasking on learning, with new evidence on consequences for executive function Parent–adolescent relationships and development of autonomy, including cultural variations Teenagers’ online communication with friends, including consequences for friendship quality and social adjustment Sexual attitudes and behavior among young adults, including Internet dating, gender differences in number of lifetime partners, sex without relationship commitment on U.S. college campuses, same-sex relationships, and implications of sexual activity for life satisfaction Importance of academic engagement in college for successful transition to the labor market Forms of love, with special attention to compassionate love and contributions of commitment to lasting intimate relationships Gender variations in career development, including factors contributing to the widespread gender pay gap and to differences in career advancement Regular physical exercise and reduced mortality risk throughout adulthood, along with approaches to increasing physical activity Practical problem solving and expertise in middle adulthood Relationship of midlife generativity to psychological adjustment, including civic political, and religious engagement Cultural variations in middle-aged children caring for aging parents Impact of negative stereotypes of aging on older adults’ physical, cognitive, and emotional functioning, with special attention to stereotype threat Risk and protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease, including the role of epigenetic processes The positivity effect — older adults’ bias toward emotionally positive information — plus expanded discussion of late-life expertise in emotional self-regulation Experience Corps, illustrating the benefits of sustained and intensive volunteer service for older adults’ physical and mental health Children’s understanding of death, with special attention to cultural variations in parents’ candidness in discussing death with children Diverse benefits of hospice care for dying patients and family members
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ISBN
9780134419695
Publisert
2017-02-17
Utgave
7. utgave
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Pearson
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1954 gr
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281 mm
Bredde
234 mm
Dybde
33 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
864

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Biographical note

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.