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The Developing Person Through the Life Span

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The Developing Person Through the Life Span by Kathleen Berger offers an insightful exploration into human development stages from infancy to old age. This book delves into the biological, psychological, and social aspects that influence each stage of life. It is an engaging resource for understanding how various factors contribute to human growth and behaviour throughout the lifespan.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by the way humans grow and change both physically and psychologically throughout their lives. It provides a comprehensive exploration of developmental stages, offering insights into the emotional, cognitive, and social forces that shape our personalities and behaviours. Perfect for readers interested in the blending of psychological theory with real-life applications.

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The Developing Person Through the Life Span

This compelling textbook shows students how the basic ideas of developmental psychology apply to their own lives, the lives of those around them, and the lives of others of all life stages and in cultures all around the world. Berger's narrative voice captivates students from the outset.

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The Developing Person Through the Life Span by Kathleen Berger is an acclaimed survey of developmental psychology across the life span, always up to date, inclusive of cultures from every corner of the globe, and compelling in the way it demonstrates the everyday relevance of the field’s theories, ideas, and discoveries.

With its new edition, the text becomes a more deeply integrated text/media resource than ever, with the book and its dedicated version of LaunchPad combining seamlessly to enhance the learning experience. Driving that experience, as always, is the clear, engaging voice of Kathleen Berger, revealing the connections between the study of development across all stages of life and the lives that students actually live.

The book can also be purchased with the breakthrough online resource, LaunchPad, which offers innovative media content, curated and organised for easy assignability. LaunchPad's intuitive interface presents quizzing, flashcards, animations and much more to make learning actively engaging.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781319322281

Publisher: Macmillan Learning

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 December 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.

Edition: 11st ed. 2020

Illustration: 960 p.

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 960

About the Author

Kathleen Stassen Berger received her undergraduate education at Stanford University and Radcliffe College, earned an M.A.T. from Harvard University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University. Throughout most of her professional career, Berger has worked at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, first as an adjunct and for the past two decades as a full professor.

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