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HDEV : Human Lifespan Development

Author(s): Spencer A. Rathus

ISBN: 9789387994386

5th Edition

Copyright: 2018

India Release: 2018

₹1050

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 506

Trim Size: 279 x 216 mm

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Through ongoing research into students’ workflows and preferences, HDEV from 4LTR Press combines an easy-reference, paperback textbook, and an innovative online experience – all at an affordable price. New for this edition, students explore HDEV anywhere, anytime, and on most devices with HDEV Online! With the intuitive StudyBits™ functionality, students study more effectively and can visually monitor their own progress. Coupled with straightforward course management, assessment, and analytics for instructors, HDEV with HDEV Online engages students of all generations and learning styles, and integrates seamlessly into your human development course. HDEV features updated material on sexual orientation, gender identity, and emerging adulthood.

  • Every 4LTR Press solution comes complete with an engaging print textbook, an interactive digital solution, which offers study tools and the full text narrative, all delivered and influenced by a deep understanding of student’s workflow and learning styles. Available as print with online, print only, or online only, students have their choice of format all at the same affordable price.
  • Shorter, comprehensive chapters in a modern design present content in a more engaging and accessible format that increases the number of students who read the chapter without minimizing coverage for your course.
  • Chapter opening vignettes capture the student’s interest in the chapter topic. Truth and Fiction boxes help them access what they know prior to reading and help them learn the material more deeply. Assessments at the end of chapter and in HDEV Online reinforce their learning.
  • NEW 4LTR PRESS ONLINE: Created through a deep investigation of students' challenges and workflows, HDEV Online lets students study how and when they want−including on their devices!
  • With the unique StudyBits™ functionality, students easily collect notes and create StudyBits™ from interactive content to collect what’s important. And intuitive tagging and filtering options helps students maximize their study efforts as they make flashcards, take practice quizzes, view related content, and track their progress all in one place!
  • Coupled with straightforward course management, assessment, and analytics for instructors, HDEV with HDEV Online engages students of all generations and learning styles, and integrates seamlessly into your course, setting the stage for thinking critically about human development.

1. History, Theories, and Methods.

2. Heredity and Prenatal Development.

3. Birth and the Newborn Baby: In the New World.

4. Infancy: Physical Development.

5. Infancy: Cognitive Development.

6. Infancy: Social and Emotional Development.

7. Early Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development.

8. Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development.

9. Middle Childhood: Physical and Cognitive Development.

10. Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development.

11. Adolescence: Physical and Cognitive Development.

12. Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development.

13. Early Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development.

14. Early Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development.

15. Middle Adulthood: Physical and Cognitive Development.

16. Middle Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development.

17. Late Adulthood: Physical and Emotional Development.

18. Late Adulthood: Social and Emotional Development.

19. Life's Final Chapter.

Spencer A. Rathus, The College of New Jersey

Spencer A. Rathus received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany and is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey. His research interests include treatment of obesity and eating disorders, smoking cessation, human growth and development, methods of therapy, and sexual dysfunctions. He is the author of the widely used Rathus Assertiveness Schedule and has written several college textbooks, including PSYCH, HDEV, AIDS: WHAT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO KNOW, HUMAN SEXUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, and CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT.