Lifespan development /
Boyd, Denise Roberts.
Lifespan development / Denise Boyd, Helen Bee. - 6th canadian ed.. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, 2012. - xxvii, 620 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-586) and indexes.
Foundations -- Basic concepts and methods -- Theories of development -- Prenatal development and birth -- Policy question : should pregnant women who use illicit drugs be prosecuted? -- Infancy -- Physical, sensory, and perceptual development in infancy -- Cognitive development in infancy -- Social and personality development in infancy -- Policy question: are "safe haven" policies a good idea? -- Early childhood -- Physical and cognitive development in early childhood -- Social and personality development in early childhood -- Policy question: are child support policies fair to noncustodial fathers? -- Middle childhood -- Physical and cognitive development in middle childhood -- Social and personality development in middle childhood -- Policy question : has test-based reform improved schools in the United States? -- Adolescence -- Physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- Social and personality development in adolescence -- Policy question : should video games be regulated by the government? -- Early adulthood -- Physical and cognitive development in early adulthood -- Social and personality development in early adulthood -- Policy question : what reforms are needed in the student-loan system? -- Middle adulthood -- Physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood -- Social and personality development in middle adulthood -- Policy question : how should stem cell research be funded and regulated? -- Late adulthood and the end of life -- Physical and cognitive development in late adulthood -- Social and personality development in late adulthood -- Death, dying, and bereavement -- Policy question : do people have a right to die?
9780205037520 0205037526
2010045481
Developmental psychology.
BF713 / .B43 2012
Lifespan development / Denise Boyd, Helen Bee. - 6th canadian ed.. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson, 2012. - xxvii, 620 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-586) and indexes.
Foundations -- Basic concepts and methods -- Theories of development -- Prenatal development and birth -- Policy question : should pregnant women who use illicit drugs be prosecuted? -- Infancy -- Physical, sensory, and perceptual development in infancy -- Cognitive development in infancy -- Social and personality development in infancy -- Policy question: are "safe haven" policies a good idea? -- Early childhood -- Physical and cognitive development in early childhood -- Social and personality development in early childhood -- Policy question: are child support policies fair to noncustodial fathers? -- Middle childhood -- Physical and cognitive development in middle childhood -- Social and personality development in middle childhood -- Policy question : has test-based reform improved schools in the United States? -- Adolescence -- Physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- Social and personality development in adolescence -- Policy question : should video games be regulated by the government? -- Early adulthood -- Physical and cognitive development in early adulthood -- Social and personality development in early adulthood -- Policy question : what reforms are needed in the student-loan system? -- Middle adulthood -- Physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood -- Social and personality development in middle adulthood -- Policy question : how should stem cell research be funded and regulated? -- Late adulthood and the end of life -- Physical and cognitive development in late adulthood -- Social and personality development in late adulthood -- Death, dying, and bereavement -- Policy question : do people have a right to die?
9780205037520 0205037526
2010045481
Developmental psychology.
BF713 / .B43 2012