Life-span human development. /
Carol K. Sigelman, Elizabeth A. Rider.
- 2nd ed.
- Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning, 2011.
- xxvi, 575 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1-77) and indexes.
Contents: Understanding life-span human development -- Theories of human development -- Genes, environment and development -- Prenatal development and birth -- Health and physical development -- Sensation, perception and attention -- Cognition -- Memory and information processing -- Intelligence and creativity -- Language and education -- Self and personality -- Gender roles and sexuality -- Social cognition and moral development -- Attachment and social relationships -- The Family -- Developmental psychopathology -- The Final challenge: death and dying --