Human development : a life-span view / Robert Kail & John Cavanaugh.

Contents;

1. The study of human development

Part I: Prenatal development, infancy and early childhood
2. Biological foundations: Heredity, prenatal development and birth
3. Tools for exploring the world: Physical development in infancy and early childhood
4. The emergence of thought and language: Cognitive development in infancy and early childhood
5. Entering the social world: Socioemotional development in infancy and early childhood

Part II: School-age children and adolescents
6. Off to school: Cognitive development in middle childhood
7. Expanding social horizons: Socioemotional development in middle childhood
8. Rites to passage: Physical and cognitive development in adolescence
9. Moving into the adult social world: Socioemotional development in adolescence

Part III: Young and middle adulthood
10. Becoming an adult: Physical, cognitive and personality development
11. Being with others: Forming relationships in young and middle and middle adulthood
12. Work and leisure: Occupational and lifestyle issues in young and middle adulthood
13. Making it in middle: The unique challenges of middle adulthood

Part IV: Late adulthood
14. The personal context of later life: Physical, cognitive and mental health issues
15. Social aspects of later life: Psychosocial, retirement, relationship and societal issues
16. The final passage: Dying and bereavement

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.