Lifespan Development, Global Edition (8^th Ed.)

For courses in Lifespan Development.
An introduction to developmental science that focuses on applications and research
Lifespan Development provides a thorough overview of developmental science, with a focus on helping students apply their understanding of development to their own lives. With a down-to-earth writing style and an emphasis on how concepts connect to research, authors Denise Boyd and Helen Bee make abstract theoretical material understandable to students. In addition to updated content and the latest research, the 8th Edition includes revised themed essays, each with accompanying journaling activities, that offer opportunities to engage deeply with concepts.

• 1. Basic Concepts and Methods
• 2. Theories of Development
• 3. Prenatal Development and Birth
• 4. Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy
• 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy
• 6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy
• 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
• 8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood
• 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
• 10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
• 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
• 12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence
• 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood
• 14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood
• 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood
• 16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood
• 17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood
• 18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood
• 19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Updated and revised content keeps the text current

• UPDATED! Redesigned themed essays give students opportunities to explore a range of key topics in depth. Accompanying interactive Journaling Prompts enable students to apply concepts discussed in the essays, locking in what they’ve learned.
  • No Easy Answers essays reinforce the idea that there are many questions for which developmental psychologists cannot provide definitive answers. These discussions are designed to help students become more sensitive to the complexity of human development as well as more tolerant of the ambiguities inherent in the behavioral and social sciences. Accompanying Journaling Prompts encourage students to explore these complex issues further.
  • Research Report essays provide detailed accounts of specific research studies. Accompanying Journaling Prompts help students evaluate the research presented and make connections between research and everyday developmental issues.
  • Developmental Science essays explore practical applications of developmental theory and research. Each concludes with an interactive Journaling Prompt that encourages students to reflect on the ideas presented.
• UPDATED! In order to present the most up-to-date information in the field of developmental science, key topics throughout the text have been thoroughly updated. Highlights include the following topics:
  • Prenatal exposure to maternal stress and children’s social reasoning skills (Chapter 3);
  • Interactions between parenting and temperament (Chapter 6);
  • Preschool participation and adolescent health outcomes (Chapter 7);
  • Executive control development and the transition to school (Chapter 9);
  • Cross-ethnic friendships (Chapter 12);