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Life-Span Development
Driven by learning goals, previous editions of this text have been widely adopted for their accurate, complete, and up-to-date coverage. While maintaining these hallmarks, this revision includes increased coverage of adulthood and aging, a new "Interlude" feature on applications, and updated research with more 21st-century citations than ever before.
Paperback, 639 pages
Published
November 17th 2008
by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
(first published January 1st 1984)
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Overall the book was okay. It was not the most engaging read and some chapters dragged. The book unfortunately presented a handful of the material in a way that was far too dull for my taste. There were some better chapters/sections, and a few interesting points, but a majority of it glazed over information learned in previous courses (such as an intro to Psychology course) and made it feel repetitive for learning.
I did like the presentation of the material inside the books, so it ...more
I did like the presentation of the material inside the books, so it ...more
I have decided I officially hate psychology! First of all, the book has so many typos and errors I had a hard time not looking for more as I was reading. Second, it was so boring I had a hard time staying awake. I wonder why people would spend their entire lives trying to figure out if a baby can distinguish between an airplane and a bird. Who cares? I certainly don't.
I actually had to get a custom version of this book which was esthetically unpleasing and way too expensive. A ton of wonderful information but found the set up a bit confusing. Most chapters took specific theories etc and went from early childhood to late adulthood all at once - I much prefer books that break chapters into each stage of life and look at it that way. Made doing papers about specific populations difficult as there was information in each chapter instead of certain chapters dedica...more
Throughout the book, the author inserts data that dampens the outlook of aging. I think a fresh prespective would be to include how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not just statistics on death, obesity, etc. Why not teach readers about nutrition and exercise, dealing with evitable stress (loss, change, aging, health concerns, etc.), etc.? It doesn't have to read like a self-help book, but let's balance the negative aspects with some positive ones.
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