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Human Development: A Life-Span View, South African Edition, 1st Edition

John C. Cavanaugh, Robert V. Kail, Jacomien Muller

  • Copyright 2019
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Human Development: A Life-Span View, South African Edition 1st Edition by John C. Cavanaugh/Robert V. Kail/Jacomien Muller
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Overview

This first South African edition of Human Development: A Life-Span View introduces the student to the issues, forces, and outcomes that make us who we are.

It covers contemporary research and theory on human development, set within a South African context, with emphasis on the multidisciplinary approach needed to describe and explain how people change over time.

The text follows a chronological approach, tracing development from conception through late life in sequential order with several chapters dedicated to topical issues across the life span. The organisation and learning features of the text are designed to make it easier for students to learn about human development.

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John C. Cavanaugh

John C. Cavanaugh is senior consultant for Pathseekers II Inc. and the former president and CEO of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. His research interests focus on gerontology concerning family caregiving and the role of beliefs in older adults' cognitive performance. In addition to this text, he co-authored HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE SPAN VIEW, 9th edition, with Rob Kail. Dr. Cavanaugh is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the Gerontological Society of America as well as a past president of the Adult Development and Aging Division (Division 20) of the APA. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame.

Robert V. Kail

Robert V. Kail is visiting professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and distinguished professor emeritus of psychological sciences at Purdue University. His undergraduate degree is from Ohio Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. is from the University of Michigan. Dr. Kail served as editor of both Child Development Perspectives and Psychological Science. He received the McCandless Young Scientist Award from the American Psychological Association, was named the Distinguished Sesquicentennial Alumnus in Psychology by Ohio Wesleyan University and is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Kail has also written CHILDREN AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT and SCIENTIFIC WRITING FOR PSYCHOLOGY.

Jacomien Muller

JACOMIEN MULLER holds a master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pretoria. She is currently a research associate with the University. She is the author and co-author of accredited articles in national and international publications and has presented papers at national and international conferences in psychology and education. She has lectured developmental and neuro-psychology for several years and delivered presentations in various faculty departments at the University of Pretoria and Tshwane University of Technology.

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  • Spotlight on research emphasises a fuller understanding of the science and scope of life-span development.
  • What do you think? features ask students to think critically about social and developmental issues, designed to help make connections across sections within a chapter or across chapters.
  • Real people: Applying human development sections illustrate how an issue in human development discussed is manifested in the life of a real person – this brings the concept to life for the student.
  • Furthermore, this edition includes coverage of topics that are very topical and relevant to the South African context, including content relating to the Umhlonyana and Ulwaluko ceremonies, identity in the South Africa context, youth unemployment in South Africa, gender differences in occupational selection in South Africa, the proposed NHI in South Africa, and many more.

Table of Contents

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1 The Study of Human Development
Part 1: Prenatal Development, Infancy, and Early Childhood
2 Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
3 Tools for Exploring the World: Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development
4 The Emergence of Thought and Language: Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
5 Entering the Social World: Socioemotional Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
Part 2: School-Age Children and Adolescents
6 Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
7 Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
8 Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
9 Moving into the Adult Social World: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
Part 3: Young and Middle Adulthood
10 Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development in Young Adulthood
11 Being with Others: Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
12 Working and Relaxing
13 Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
Part 4: Late Adulthood
14 The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
15 Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
16 Dying and Bereavement

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