Experiencing the Lifespan
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Janet Belsky is an innovative and accomplished teacher, an engaging and perceptive writer, as well as a practicing psychologist who has worked in many settings--from inner-city hospitals to nursing homes. Drawing on the sensibilities that have defined her professional life, Janet Belsky has produced an exploration of development across the lifespan unlike any other. Person-centered yet scientifically sound, practice-oriented yet rich in current and classic research, Belsky's Experiencing the Lifespan offers students an experience learning about life--that they will take to heart. And at around just 550 pages, it is an experience that fits comfortably within a single term.
PrefacePart I: The FoundationChapter 1: The People and the Field Chapter 2: Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and BirthPart II: InfancyChapter 3: Infancy: Physical and Cognitive Development Chapter 4: Infancy: Socioemotional DevelopmentPart III: ChildhoodChapter 5: Physical and Cognitive Development Chapter 6: Socioemotional Development Chapter 7: Settings for Development: Home and SchoolPart IV: AdolescenceChapter 8: Physical Development Chapter 9: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development Chapter 10: Constructing an Adult LifePart V: Early and Middle AdulthoodChapter 11: Relationships and Roles Chapter 12: MidlifePart VI: Later LifeChapter 13: Later Life: Cognitive and Socioemotional Development Chapter 14: The Physical Challenges of Old Age Chapter 15: Death and Dying
