Development Through Life : A Psychosocial Approach

Cengage Learning, Inc

Development Through LifeA Psychosocial Approach\nAuthor(s): Barbara Newman, Philip Newman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cengage Learning, Inc, United States\nImprint: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9781337098144, 978-1337098144\nSynopsis\nHuman development is fascinating. This text uses a life-stage approach to present development across the life span, drawing on the psychosocial theory of Erik Erikson to provide a conceptual framework. The authors address physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth in 11 life stages, from the prenatal period through elderhood, focusing on the idea that development results from the interdependence of individuals and their environments at every stage, and placing special emphasis on how optimal development may be fostered throughout life. They also provide many cases that show you how research and theories can be applied to contemporary issues, the diversity of experiences that are possible at a certain period of life, and how people c.