Berkrs"s signature storytelling style invites students to actively learn beside the textrs"s "characters" who share their influential experiences and developmental milestones at different periods of the lifespan. Students are provided with an exceptionally clear and coherent understanding of the most essential topics of human development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains-physical, cognitive, emotional, and social-throughout the text narrative and in special features. Berk also helps students connect their learning to their personal and professional areas of interest and their future pursuits as parents, educators, heath care providers, social workers, and researchers.History, Theory, and Research Strategies; Biological and Environmental Foundations of Development; Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn; Physical Development in Infancy, Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood and Late Adulthood; Cognitive Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood and Late Adulthood; Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood and Late Adulthood; and Death, Dying and Bereavement. Lifespan Development