Life-span development / John W. Santrock.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

section 1. The life-span developmental perspective -- 1. Introduction -- Images of life-span development : how did Ted Kaczynski become Ted Kaczynski and Alice Walker become Alice Walker -- The life-span perspective -- Careers in life-span development : Luis Vargas -- Diversity in life-span development : women's struggle for equality : an international journey -- Applications in life-span development : improving family policy -- Developmental processes and periods -- Research in life-span development : memory in the a.m. and p.m. and memory for something meaningful -- Developmental issues -- Appendix. Careers in life-span development -- 2. The science of life-span development -- Images of life-span development : the childhoods of Erikson and Piaget -- Theories of development -- Diversity in life-span development : culture and child rearing -- Research in life-span development -- Applications in life-span development : early childhood TV viewing and adolescent behavior -- Research in life-span development : research journals -- Facing up to research challenges -- Careers in life-span development : Pam Reid -- section 2. Beginnings -- 3. Biological beginnings -- Images of life-span development : the Jim and Jim twins -- The evolutionary perspective -- The genetic foundations of development -- Careers in life-span development : Holly Ishmael -- Some reproductive challenges and choices -- Research in life-span development : in vitro fertilization and developmental outcomes in adolescence -- Diversity in life-span development : the increased diversity of adopted children and adoptive parents -- Applications in life-span development : parenting adoptive children -- Heredity and environment interaction : the nature-nurture debate -- 4. Prenatal development and birth -- Images of life-span development : Mr. Littles -- Prenatal development -- Applications in life-span development : a healthy pregnancy -- Diversity in life-span development : cultural beliefs about pregnancy -- Birth -- Careers in life-span development : Linda Pugh -- Research in life-span development : Tiffany Field's research on massage therapy -- The postpartum period --

section 3. Infancy -- 5. Physical development in infancy -- Images of life-span development : breast and bottle feeding in Africa -- Physical growth and development in infancy -- Careers in life-span development : T. Berry Brazelton -- Applications in life-span development : a healthy start -- Motor development -- Diversity in life-span development : cultural variations in guiding infants' motor development -- Sensory and perceptual development -- Research in life-span development : studying the infant's perception -- 6. Cognitive development in infancy -- Images of life-span development : Laurent, Lucienne, and Jacqueline -- Piaget's theory of infant development -- Research in life-span development : object permanence and causality -- Learning, remembering, and conceptualizing -- Individual differences and assessment -- Careers in life-span development : Toosje Thyssen VanBeveren -- Language development -- Diversity in life-span development : language environment, poverty, and language development -- Applications in life-span development : how parents can facilitate infants' and toddlers' language development -- 7. Socioemotional development in infancy -- Images of life-span development : the story of Tom's fathering -- Emotional and personality development -- Applications in life-span development : parenting and the child's temperament -- Attachment -- Social contexts -- Diversity in life-span development : child-care policies around the world -- Careers in life-span development : Rashmi Nakhre -- Research in life-span development : a national longitudinal study of child care -- section 4. Early childhood -- 8. Physical and cognitive development in early childhood -- Images of life-span development : Reggio Emilia's children -- Physical changes -- Cognitive changes -- Applications in lie-span development : tools of the mind -- Research in life-span development : suggesting false events to children -- Language development -- Early childhood education -- Careers in life-span development : Yolanda Garcia -- Diversity in life-span development : early childhood education in Japan and developing countries -- 9. Socioemotional development in early childhood -- Images of life-span development : Craig Lesley's complicated early emotional and social life -- Emotional and personality development -- Families -- Research in life-span development : marital conflict, individual hostility, and the use of physical punishment -- Careers in life-span development : Darla Botkin -- Applications in life-span development : communicating with children about divorce -- Diversity in life-span development : acculturation and ethnic minority parenting -- Peer relations, play, and television --

section 5. Middle and late childhood -- 10. Physical and cognitive development in middle and late childhood -- Images of life-span development : the story of Angie and her weight -- Physical changes and health -- Careers in life-span development : Sharon McLeod -- Children with disabilities -- Cognitive changes -- Applications in life-span development : strategies for increasing children's creative thinking -- Research in life-span development : the Abecedarian Project -- Language development -- Diversity in life-span development : bilingual education -- 11. Socioemotional development in middle and late childhood -- Images of life-span development : the South Bronx to Pax, a make-believe planet -- Emotional and personality development -- Applications in life-span development : increasing children's self-esteem -- Families -- Peers -- Research in life-span development : aggressive victims, passive victims, and bullies -- Schools -- Careers in life-span development : James Comer -- Diversity in life-span development : cross-cultural comparisons in learning math and math instruction -- section 6. Adolescence -- 12. Physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- Images of life-span development : the best of times and the worst of times for today's adolescents -- The nature of adolescence -- Physical changes -- Careers in life-span development : Lynn Blankenship -- Applications in life-span development : reducing adolescent pregnancy -- Issues in adolescent health -- Research in life-span development : evaluation of a family program designed to reduce drinking and smoking in young adolescents -- Adolescent cognition -- Schools -- Diversity in life-span development : cross-cultural comparisons of secondary schools -- 13. Socioemotional development in adolescence -- Images of life-span development : Jewel Cash -- The self and emotional development -- Research in life-span development : adolescents' self-images -- Families -- Applications in life-span development : strategies for parenting adolescents -- Peers -- Culture and adolescent development -- Diversity in life-span development : how adolescents around the world spend their time -- Adolescent problems -- Careers in life-span development : Rodney Hammond --

section 7. Early adulthood -- 14. Physical and cognitive development in early adulthood -- Images of life-span development : David Eggers -- The transition from adolescence to adulthood -- Careers in life-span development : Grace Leaf -- Physical development -- Applications in life-span development : exercise -- Sexuality -- Research in life-span development : campus sexual assault -- Cognitive development -- Careers and work -- Diversity in life-span development : diversity in the workplace -- 15. Socioemotional development in early adulthood -- Images of life-span development : Gwenna and Greg -- Stability and change from childhood to adulthood -- Attraction, love, and close relationships -- Research in life-span development : personal growth following a romantic relationship breakup -- Applications in life-span development : strategies for reducing loneliness -- About lifestyles -- Diversity in life-span development : marriage around the world -- Marriage and the family -- Careers in life-span development : Janis Keyser -- Gender, relationships, and self-development -- section 8. Middle adulthood -- 16. Physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood -- Images of life-span development : time perspectives -- The nature of middle adulthood -- Physical development -- Research in life-span development : fitness in young adults and heart health in middle age -- Diversity in life-span development : health promotion in African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans -- Cognitive development -- Careers, work, and leisure -- Religion and meaning in life -- Applications in life-span development : religion and coping -- Careers in life-span development : Gabriel Dy-Liasco -- 17. Socioemotional development in middle adulthood -- Images of life-span development : middle-age variations -- Personality theories and development -- Stability and change -- Close relationships -- Applications in life-span development : strategies for parents and their young children -- Research in life-span development : "we had a nice little chat" -- Diversity in life-span development : intergenerational relationships in Mexican American families -- Careers in life-span development : Lillian Troll --

section 9. Late adulthood -- 18. Physical development in late adulthood -- Images of life-span development : learning to age successfully -- Longevity -- Diversity in life-span development : living longer in Okinawa -- The course of physical development in late adulthood -- Research in life-span development : the Nun study -- Health -- Careers in life-span development : Sarah Kagan -- Applications in life-span development : health-care providers and older adults -- 19. Cognitive development in late adulthood -- Images of life-span development : Lily Hearst and Sister May, active minds -- Cognitive functioning in older adults -- Language development -- Work and retirement -- Diversity in life-span development : work and retirement in Japan, the United States, and Europe -- Mental health -- Research in life-span development : the stress of caring for an Alzheimer patient at home -- Careers in life-span development : Jan Weaver -- Applications in life-span development : meeting the mental health needs of older adults -- Religion -- 20. Socioemotional development in late adulthood -- Images of life-span development : Bob Cousy -- Theories of socioemotional development -- Research in life-span development : changes in emotion across adulthood -- Applications in life-span development : strategies for effectively engaging in selective optimization with compensation -- Personality, the self, and society -- Families and social relationships -- Ethnicity, gender, and culture -- Careers in life-span development : Norma Thomas -- Diversity in life-span development : being female, ethnic, and old -- Successful aging -- section 10. Endings -- 21. Death and grieving -- Images of life-span development : Paige Farley-Hackel and Ruth McCourt -- Defining death and life/death issues -- Careers in life-span development : Kathy McLaughlin -- Death and cultural contexts -- A developmental perspective on death -- Facing one's own death -- Coping with the death of someone else -- Applications in life-span development : communicating with a dying person -- Research in life-span development : the women's health initiative study of widowhood and health -- Diversity in life-span development : the Amish, traditional Judaism, and mourning -- Glossary -- References -- Credits -- Name index -- Subject index.