Discovering the Life Span 2nd Edition by Robert S. Feldman Ph.D.
ISBN 10: 0205233880
ISBN 13: 9780205233885
An Introduction to Discovering
the Life Span, Second Edition
Discovering the Life Span, second edition ?like its predecessor?provides a broad overview
of the field of human development. It covers the entire range of the human life, from the
moment of conception through death. The text furnishes a broad, comprehensive introduction
to the field, covering basic theories and research findings, as well as highlighting current
applications outside the laboratory. It covers the life span chronologically, encompassing
the prenatal period, infancy and toddlerhood, the preschool years, middle childhood,
adolescence, early and middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Within these periods, it focuses
on physical, cognitive, and social and personality development.
In a unique departure from traditional lifespan development texts, each chapter integrates
the physical, cognitive, and social and personality domains within each chronological period.
Chapters begin with a compelling story about an individual representing the age period covered
by the chapter, and the chapter ends by refocusing on that individual and integrating
the three domains. At the same time, chapters drive students to MyDevelopmentLab through
marginal queries and reminders about the rich media content available to them.
