7 Development Across the Life Span provides a chronological overview of human development from the moment of conception through death, examining both the traditional areas of the field and more recent innovations. Author Robert Feldman focuses on how developmental findings can be can be applied meaningfully and practically, helping readers to recognize the relevance of the discipline to their own lives. Thoroughly updated with the latest data and contemporary examples, the Eighth Edition better engages readers in key concepts via recent news items, timely world events, and contemporary uses of lifespan development.

KEY TOPICS: An Introduction to Lifespan Development; The Start of Life: Prenatal Development; Birth and the Newborn Infant; Physical Development in Infancy; Cognitive Development in Infancy; Social and Personality Development in Infancy; Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years; Social and Personality Development in the Preschool Years; Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood; Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood; Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence; Social and Personality Development in Adolescence; Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood; Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood; Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood; Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood; Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood; Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood; Death and Dying

MARKET: For readers seeking an up-to-date chronological overview of lifespan development.