Santrock, John W

A topical approach to life-span development / John W. Santrock - Seventh Edition - xli, 620, [122] pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

SECTION 1 THE LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE --
CHAPTER 1 Introduction --
Appendix: Careers in Life-Span Development --
SECTION 2 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH --
CHAPTER 2 Biological Beginnings --
CHAPTER 3 Physical Development and Biological Aging --
CHAPTER 4 Health --
CHAPTER 5 Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development --
SECTION 3 COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND DEVELOPMENT --
CHAPTER 6 Cognitive Development Approaches --
CHAPTER 7 Information Processing --
CHAPTER 8 Intelligence --
CHAPTER 9 Language Development --
SECTION 4 SOCIOEMOTIONAL PROCESSES AND DEVELOPMENT --
CHAPTER 10 Emotional Development and Attachment --
CHAPTER 11 The Self, Identity, and Personality --
CHAPTER 12 Gender and Sexuality --
CHAPTER 13 Moral Development, Values, and Religion --
SECTION 5 SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF DEVELOPMENT --
CHAPTER 14 Families, Lifestyle, and Parenting --
CHAPTER 15 Peers and the Sociocultural World --
CHAPTER 16 Schools, Achievement, and Work --
SECTION 6 ENDINGS --

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Emotions.
Sex role -- Social aspects.
Developmental psychology.
Personality development-- Social aspects.
Gender identity-- Social aspects.

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