Life-span development / created by John W Santrock.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ection 1. The life-span developmental perspective -- 1. Introduction -- The life-span perspective -- Developmental processes and periods -- Developmental issues -- Appendix. Careers in life-span development -- 2. The science of life-span development -- Theories of development -- Research in life-span development -- Facing up to research challenges -- section 2. Beginnings -- 3. Biological beginnings -- The evolutionary perspective -- Genetic foundations -- Reproductive challenges and choices -- Heredity, environment, and individual differences -- 4. Prenatal development and birth -- Prenatal development -- Birth -- The postpartum period -- section 3. Infancy -- 5. Physical development in infancy -- Physical growth and development in infancy -- Motor development -- Sensory and perceptual development -- 6. Cognitive development in infancy -- Piaget's theory of infant development -- Learning and remembering -- Individual differences in intelligence -- Language development -- 7. Socioemotional development in infancy -- Emotional and personality development -- Attachment -- Social contexts -- section 4. Early childhood -- 8. Physical and cognitive development in early childhood -- Physical changes -- Cognitive changes -- Language development -- Early childhood education -- 9. Socioemotional development in early childhood -- Emotional and personality development -- Families -- Peer relations, play, and television -- section 5. Middle and late childhood -- 10. Physical and cognitive development in middle and late childhood -- Physical changes and health -- Children with disabilities -- Cognitive changes -- Language development -- 11. Socioemotional development in middle and late childhood -- Emotional and personality development -- Families -- Peers -- Schools --
section 6. Adolescence -- 12. Physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- The nature of adolescence -- Physical changes -- Adolescent problems and health -- Adolescent cognition -- Schools -- 13. Socioemotional development in adolescence -- The self and emotional development -- Families -- Peers -- Culture and adolescent development -- Adolescent problems -- section 7. Early adulthood -- 14. Physical and cognitive development in early adulthood -- The transition from adolescence to adulthood -- Physical development -- Sexuality -- Cognitive development -- Careers and work -- 15. Socioemotional development in early adulthood -- Continuity and discontinuity from childhood to adulthood -- Attraction, love, and close relationships -- Marriage and the family -- The diversity of adult lifestyles -- Gender, relationships, and self-development -- section 8. Middle adulthood -- 16. Physical and cognitive development in middle adulthood -- Changing middle age -- Physical development -- Cognitive development -- Careers, work, and leisure -- Religion and meaning in life -- 17. Socioemotional development in middle adulthood -- Personality theories and development -- Stability and change -- Close relationships -- section 9. Late adulthood -- 18. Physical development in late adulthood -- Longevity -- The course of physical development in late adulthood -- Health -- 19. Cognitive development in late adulthood -- Cognitive functioning in older adults -- Work and retirement -- Mental health -- Religion -- 20. Socioemotional development in late adulthood -- Theories of socioemotional development -- The self and society -- Families and social relationships -- Ethnicity, gender, and culture -- section 10. Endings -- 21. Death and grieving -- Defining death and life/death issues -- Death and cultural contexts -- A developmental perspective on death -- Facing one's own death -- Coping with the death of someone else.