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John Santrock's Life-Span Development has won wide praise for accurate, up-to-date coverage and its unique Learning Goals system. Highlights of this revision include expanded coverage of adulthood and aging, more than 2,100 twenty-first-century research citations, and a new student LifeMap CD-ROM.

Preface	p. xviii
Expert Consultants	p. xxx
A Visual Tour for Students	p. xxxiv
The Life-Span Developmental Perspective
Introduction	p. 2
The Life-Span Perspective	p. 5
Developmental Processes and Periods	p. 16
Developmental Issues	p. 22
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 25
Summary	p. 26
K... MOREey Terms	p. 26
Key People	p. 26
E-Learning Tools	p. 27
Careers in Life-Span Development	p. 28
The Science of Life-Span Development	p. 38
Theories of Development	p. 41
Research in Life-Span Development	p. 55
Facing Up to Research Challenges	p. 65
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 71
Summary	p. 71
Key Terms	p. 72
Key People	p. 73
E-Learning Tools	p. 73
Beginnings
Biological Beginnings	p. 74
The Evolutionary Perspective	p. 77
Genetic Foundations	p. 80
Reproductive Challenges and Choices	p. 88
Heredity, Environment, and Individual Differences	p. 94
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 99
Summary	p. 100
Key Terms	p. 101
Key People	p. 101
E-Learning Tools	p. 101
Prenatal Development and Birth	p. 102
Prenatal Development	p. 105
Birth	p. 119
The Postpartum Period	p. 128
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 131
Summary	p. 132
Key Terms	p. 133
Key People	p. 133
E-Learning Tools	p. 133
Infancy
Physical Development in Infancy	p. 134
Physical Growth and Development in Infancy	p. 137
Motor Development	p. 150
Sensory and Perceptual Development	p. 157
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 167
Summary	p. 167
Key Terms	p. 168
Key People	p. 168
E-Learning Tools	p. 169
Cognitive Development in Infancy	p. 170
Piaget's Theory of Infant Development	p. 173
Learning and Remembering	p. 180
Individual Differences in Intelligence	p. 183
Language Development	p. 185
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 195
Summary	p. 196
Key Terms	p. 197
Key People	p. 197
E-Learning Tools	p. 197
Socioemotional Development in Infancy	p. 198
Emotional and Personality Development	p. 200
Attachment	p. 210
Social Contexts	p. 215
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 221
Summary	p. 222
Key Terms	p. 223
Key People	p. 223
E-Learning Tools	p. 223
Early Childhood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood	p. 224
Physical Changes	p. 227
Cognitive Changes	p. 234
Language Development	p. 245
Early Childhood Education	p. 246
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 251
Summary	p. 252
Key Terms	p. 253
Key People	p. 253
E-Learning Tools	p. 253
Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood	p. 254
Emotional and Personality Development	p. 256
Families	p. 267
Peer Relations, Play, and Television	p. 280
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 287
Summary	p. 287
Key Terms	p. 288
Key People	p. 288
E-Learning Tools	p. 289
Middle and Late Childhood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood	p. 290
Physical Changes and Health	p. 293
Children with Disabilities	p. 297
Cognitive Changes	p. 301
Language Development	p. 319
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 323
Summary	p. 323
Key Terms	p. 325
Key People	p. 325
E-Learning Tools	p. 325
Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood	p. 326
Emotional and Personality Development	p. 329
Families	p. 342
Peers	p. 345
Schools	p. 349
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 356
Summary	p. 357
Key Terms	p. 358
Key People	p. 358
E-Learning Tools	p. 358
Adolescence
Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence	p. 360
The Nature of Adolescence	p. 362
Physical Changes	p. 364
Adolescent Problems and Health	p. 374
Adolescent Cognition	p. 382
Schools	p. 386
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 391
Summary	p. 392
Key Terms	p. 393
Key People	p. 393
E-Learning Tools	p. 393
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence	p. 394
The Self and Emotional Development	p. 397
Families	p. 404
Peers	p. 407
Culture and Adolescent Development	p. 412
Adolescent Problems	p. 419
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 426
Summary	p. 427
Key Terms	p. 428
Key People	p. 428
E-Learning Tools	p. 428
Early Adulthood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood	p. 430
The Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood	p. 432
Physical Development	p. 436
Sexuality	p. 445
Cognitive Development	p. 451
Careers and Work	p. 455
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 460
Summary	p. 461
Key Terms	p. 462
Key People	p. 462
E-Learning Tools	p. 462
Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood	p. 464
Continuity and Discontinuity from Childhood to Adulthood	p. 467
Attraction, Love, and Close Relationships	p. 470
Marriage and the Family	p. 479
The Diversity of Adult Lifestyles	p. 487
Gender, Relationships, and Self-Development	p. 492
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 495
Summary	p. 496
Key Terms	p. 497
Key People	p. 497
E-Learning Tools	p. 497
Middle Adulthood
Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood	p. 498
Changing Middle Age	p. 501
Physical Development	p. 502
Cognitive Development	p. 513
Careers, Work, and Leisure	p. 516
Religion and Meaning in Life	p. 519
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 523
Summary	p. 524
Key Terms	p. 525
Key People	p. 525
E-Learning Tools	p. 525
Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood	p. 526
Personality Theories and Development	p. 529
Stability and Change	p. 537
Close Relationships	p. 541
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 549
Summary	p. 550
Key Terms	p. 551
Key People	p. 551
E-Learning Tools	p. 551
Late Adulthood
Physical Development in Late Adulthood	p. 552
Longevity	p. 555
The Course of Physical Development in Late Adulthood	p. 561
Health	p. 569
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 577
Summary	p. 578
Key Terms	p. 579
Key People	p. 579
E-Learning Tools	p. 579
Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood	p. 580
Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults	p. 582
Work and Retirement	p. 591
Mental Health	p. 594
Religion	p. 601
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 603
Summary	p. 604
Key Terms	p. 605
Key People	p. 605
E-Learning Tools	p. 605
Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood	p. 606
Theories of Socioemotional Development	p. 609
The Self and Society	p. 615
Families and Social Relationships	p. 620
Ethnicity, Gender, and Culture	p. 624
Successful Aging	p. 628
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 629
Summary	p. 630
Key Terms	p. 631
Key People	p. 631
E-Learning Tools	p. 631
Endings
Death and Grieving	p. 632
Defining Death and Life/Death Issues	p. 634
Death and Cultural Contexts	p. 638
A Developmental Perspective on Death	p. 640
Facing One's Own Death	p. 643
Coping with the Death of Someone Else	p. 646
Research in Life-Span Development
Reach Your Learning Goals	p. 653
Summary	p. 654
Key Terms	p. 655
Key People	p. 655
E-Learning Tools	p. 655
Glossary
References
Credits	p. 1
Name Index	p. 1
Subject Index	p. 20
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