Kail (psychological sciences, Purdue University) and Cavanaugh (president, University of West Florida) provide a readable account of human development across the lifespan, covering theoretical and empirical foundations as well as basic and applied research, controversial topics, and emerging trends. This third edition of the undergraduate text features expanded coverage of heredity and environment, academic skills, grandparents who care for grandchildren, and the experience of bereavement at all stages of the lifespan. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Skilled and enthusiastic authors, Kail and Cavanaugh bring their expertise in child development (Kail) and adulthood/aging (Cavanaugh) to bear on the story of the human lifespan. The authors employ a four-part structure to deliver, in 16 manageable chapters, a streamlined account of childhood, the school years, early adulthood, and beyond. This structure eliminates the redundancy found in traditional texts that describe the lifespan in a chronological fashion. As a result, readers experience an accurate and lively depiction of development that leaves them with a better sense of the most intriguing, intricate, and universal experience of humanity...life.
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