Human Development: Across the Lifespan, Updated, 5/e
John S. Dacey,
Boston College John F. Travers,
Boston College
ISBN: 0072820578 Copyright year: 2004
Feature Summary
An integrated study guide unique to this text features
Guided review sections that give students additional opportunities to test their knowledge
A brief conclusion with bulleted summary points at the end of each chapter
“What Do You Think?” questions that challenge students to apply what they've read
Chapter review tests with multiple choice questions that test students' knowledge.
The text recognizes the increased interest in the contextual viewpoint, which looks at the interaction of environmental influences and their impact upon development.
View boxes (“An Applied View,” “A Multicultural View,” and “An Informed View”) encourage students to use what they have learned in developing an informed view of contemporary issues.
Sociocultural boxes help students recognize the contextual forces—biological, psychological, and social—that impact development.
Multicultural issues are addressed in each chapter.
Chapters open with vignettes that stimulate student interest.
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