The Developing Person Through the Life Span

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ISBN: 1319153909
ISBN 13: 9781319153908
Autor: Berger, Kathleen
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: 960 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.01.2017
Auflage: 10/2017
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

– Visualizing Development features extends the book’s multicultural coverage, linking together graphics, text, and photographs to tell a visual story about an important concept in life-span development  Opposing Perspectives features ask students to look at both sides of a controversial issue thereby expanding the coverage of critical thinking Berger highlights cultural differences, and their impact on the values and customs that shape individual development and makes culture an enlightening, unifying theme for the text Critical thinking and applicationsbased pedagogy has students thinking about the real implications for themselves and for the world at large of the material they are learning new_to_this_edition New neuroscience feature, Inside the Brain Updated Visualizing Development infographics Hundreds of new research citations Coverage includes new developments in latebreaking research areas, from epigenetics to endoflife care. Special emphasis is on brain development, culture, genetics, and emotional development New and updated Data Connections activities Think Critically questions occur several times in each chapter and are intended to provoke thought, not simple responses

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Beschreibung

Kathleen Berger's acclaimed survey of developmental psychology across the life span is always up to date, always inclusive of cultures from every corner of the globe, and always compelling in the way it shows students the everyday relevance of field's theories, ideas, and discoveries. With its new edition, the text becomes a more deeply integrated text/media resource than ever, with the book and its dedicated version of LaunchPad combining seamlessly to enhance the learning experience. But driving that experience, as always, is the clear, engaging voice of Kathleen Berger, revealing the connections between the study of development across all stages of life and the lives that students actually live. The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.

Autorenporträt

Kathleen Stassen Berger received her undergraduate education at Stanford University and Radcliffe College, earned an M.A.T. from Harvard University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University. Throughout most of her professional career, Berger has worked at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, first as an adjunct and for the past two decades as a full professor.

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