This life-span development text, known for its clear, authoritative writing style and its solid research orientation, offers a topical organization at the chapter level and a consistent chronological presentation within each chapter. Each chapter focuses on a domain of development such as physical growth, cognition, or personality and traces developmental trends and influences in that domain from infancy to old age. Within each developmental chapter, you will find sections on four life stages: Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood. This unique organization enables students to comprehend the processes of transformation that occur within the many areas of human development. New co-author Elizabeth Rider brings to this edition her expertise in cognitive development and gender issues. Additional enhancements include a stronger emphasis on biological and cultural influences, a new four-color design, and an improved pedagogical plan.
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"I think it (Sigelman & Rider) is the best topical book available …in terms of depth and breadth of coverage being coupled with general readability"
"The photo and illustration program is attractive and effective. In general, there is a good diversity of people represented, and colorful and engaging pictures. The table and graphs are at an appropriate level of complexity and frequency."
"The scope of coverage, sequence of topics, and overall organization are excellent…This text is very impressive in that it takes a straightforward, theoretical, and well researched approach to describing a complex subject, lifespan development. It does this in a totally integrated topical/chronological approach that enhances the understanding of the material."
"A well written accessible book that examines the lifespan using a topical approach. The book covers an extremely wide range of concepts and topics thoroughly, yet in a manner that is clear and engaging, making it a particularly valuable resource."
"The introductions to the chapters give it a modern tone. The critical thinking questions encourage application of concepts to relevant topics."
"I think the writing style is terrific…I describe this book as one of the best on life-span development available." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"The photo and illustration program is attractive and effective. In general, there is a good diversity of people represented, and colorful and engaging pictures. The table and graphs are at an appropriate level of complexity and frequency."
"The scope of coverage, sequence of topics, and overall organization are excellent…This text is very impressive in that it takes a straightforward, theoretical, and well researched approach to describing a complex subject, lifespan development. It does this in a totally integrated topical/chronological approach that enhances the understanding of the material."
"A well written accessible book that examines the lifespan using a topical approach. The book covers an extremely wide range of concepts and topics thoroughly, yet in a manner that is clear and engaging, making it a particularly valuable resource."
"The introductions to the chapters give it a modern tone. The critical thinking questions encourage application of concepts to relevant topics."
"I think the writing style is terrific…I describe this book as one of the best on life-span development available." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Carol K. Sigelman (Ph.D., George Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt University) is Associate Vice President for research and graduate studies and Professor of Psychology at The George Washington University. She has also taught at Texas Tech University, Eastern Kentucky University (where she won the Outstanding Teacher Award), and the University of Arizona. She taught courses in child, adolescent, adult, and lifespan development for twenty-five years and has published extensively on such topics as the communication skills of individuals with developmental disabilities, peer reactions to children and adolescents who are different, and children's developing understanding of diseases and psychological disorders. Through a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, she studied children's intuitive theories of AIDS and developed and evaluated a curriculum to correct their misconceptions and teach them the basic facts of HIV infection. More recently, through a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, she and her colleagues have conducted similar research on how well children of different ages understand the effects of alcohol and drugs on body, brain, and behavior.
Elizabeth (Betty) Rider is Professor of Psychology at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. After earning her degree in developmental psychology at Vanderbilt University, she taught at the University of North Carolina at Asheville for several years before moving back to her home state of Pennsylvania more than fifteen years ago. She regularly teaches Psychology of Women and Developmental Psychology courses to undergraduates at an institution where student learning is the number one priority. She has been awarded exceptional performance distinctions nearly every year for her work in or out of the classroom. When not writing or teaching, this single mom devotes her energies to raising her son and working outdoors.
Elizabeth (Betty) Rider is Professor of Psychology at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. After earning her degree in developmental psychology at Vanderbilt University, she taught at the University of North Carolina at Asheville for several years before moving back to her home state of Pennsylvania more than fifteen years ago. She regularly teaches Psychology of Women and Developmental Psychology courses to undergraduates at an institution where student learning is the number one priority. She has been awarded exceptional performance distinctions nearly every year for her work in or out of the classroom. When not writing or teaching, this single mom devotes her energies to raising her son and working outdoors.
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I found the layout of this book very interesting in that it took a portion of the life-span and brought you from infancy to old age. In this way, the natural progression of life could be viewed for each topic. The alternative would be to start with infancy, then go to childhood, adolescence, etc. With the approach of this book, I found tracking each topie, e.g., "Perception," more interesting.
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Very dry read. Complicated and confusing order of addressing topics. Reading for my developmental psych class felt like a chore with this book.
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