Lifespan Development: Resources, Challenges & Risks - Softcover

Hendry, Leo B.; Kloep, Marion

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861527543 ISBN 13: 9781861527547

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 2001

Synopsis

This innovative book presents a new theoretical perspective which effectively explains the processes of lifespan development from birth through to old age. By considering the challenges we face, the resources we possess and the risks we take, the authors propose a simple framework which ties all the different stages of the lifespan together. Supported by international research findings, this holistic perspective considers the phases of the life course across time periods and cultural boundaries.

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Review

Foreword. Preface. 1. Life-Span Development. 2. Theories of Development. 3. Introducing the Life-Span Model of Developmental Challenge. 4. Challenges Associated with Normative and Non-Normative Shifts. 5. For Richer, For Poorer? Two Examples of Non-Normative Events. 6. First Encounters with the World: The Challenges of Childhood. 7. Adolescence and Early Adulthood. 8. Middle Adulthood: Conventional Lifestyles or New Challenges? 9. Late Adulthood: Back to the Future? 10. Old age: The Ultimate Challenge? 11. Emerging Themes of Life-Span Development References. Name Index. Subject Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861527543
• ISBN 13: 9781861527547
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194