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Lifespan development / Denise Boyd, Helen Bee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Boston, Mass. Pearson, c2012Edition: 6th edDescription: xxvii, 620 p. col. ill. 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780205002986
  • 0205002986
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155 22
Contents:
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?
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Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 155 Boyd Available 6004300048435
Total holds: 0

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?

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