6 Life Span Development: A Topical Approach helps readers to see the "big picture" of development across the entire life span. Throughout this brief version of his hallmark text Development Across the Life Span, author Robert Feldman covers all key principles via a topical approach, making it easy for readers to understand the scope of development within particular areas (such as social or personality development) across the entire life span. Thoroughly updated with the latest data and contemporary examples, the Third Edition helps readers to better see the relevance of developmental science.

KEY TOPICS: An Orientation to Lifespan Development; Genetics, Prenatal Development, and Birth; Growth and Aging across the Life Span; Health and Wellness; Cognitive Growth: Piaget and Vygotsky; Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches; Language Development; Intelligence; and Emotional Development; Development of the Self; Development and Aggression; Gender and Sexuality; Friends and Family; Schooling, Culture, and Society: Living in a Multicultural World; Death and Dying

MARKET: For readers seeking a topical introduction to life span development