The Developing Person Through the Life Span [Hardcover]

Kathleen Stassen Berger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1572594292 | ISBN-13: 978-1572594296 | Publication Date: August 11, 2000 | Edition: Fifth Edition

As with previous editions, this edition weaves theory, research and applications into a masterful narrative that captivates and involves students. Includes new content, features, media and supplements which make this edition the most effective and far-reaching to date.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 743 pages
• Publisher: Worth Publishers; Fifth Edition edition (August 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572594292
• ISBN-13: 978-1572594296
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

KATHLEEN STASSEN BERGER teaches at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, recently as the elected chair of the Social Science Department. She is also the author of The Developing Person Through the Life Span and The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence.

Customer Reviews

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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, May 25, 2002

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"minuet1965" (Kailua, HI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Developing Person Through the Life Span (Hardcover)

I had to read this book for Life Span development at the graduate level. Considering this is a topic that I find dry and borring, this book was excellent and I enjoyed reading it.
It covers Biosocial,Cognitive and Psychosocial development for all stages of life leading up to death with lots of charts, discriptions, and a side bar of definition terminology.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great CLEP resource, May 24, 2002

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"rjboyd3" (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Developing Person Through the Life Span (Hardcover)

I used this text for my Human Development CLEP and I passed it with flying colors. I would recommend it for CLEP review. It does have its faults though, not enough diversity and lacks a variety of actual tests/studies in the field - which showed me a weak spot in my CLEP review.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text, July 21, 2003

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Owen's Mama (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Developing Person Through the Life Span (Hardcover)

Although this text does lack in diversity, I felt that the content was written in a very easy to comprehend manner. This is a great book for someone who has never had any previous human development or psychology exposure, as it often states the obvious. I used this text for an independent study course with no lecture, so the content I was tested over was straight from the book. This is not a textbook to be intimidated by or even evoke dread of having to use this for a course you will be taking. I think you will be pleasantly surprised once you open it and really start to read it.