Taking sides. Clashing views in life-span development /
Clashing views in life-span development. Life-span development. Lifespan devlopement.
selected, edited, and with introductions by Andrew M. Guest.
- 3rd ed.
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.
- xxviii, 419 p. ; 24 cm.
- Contemporary learning series. .
- McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Unit 1. General issues in the study of life-span development. Does the cultural environment influence lifespan development more than our genes?-- Are peers more important than parents during the process of development? -- Do significant innate differences influence the career success of males and females? Unit 2. Prenatal development and infancy. Is drinking alcohol while pregnant an unnecessary risk to prenatal development? -- Is there a "myth of the first three years"? -- Are there good reasons to allow infants to consume electronic media, such as television? Unit 3. Early childhood and middle childhood. Is advertising responsible for childhood obesity? -- Does emphasizing academic skills help at-risk preschool children? -- Is attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) a legitimate medical condition that affects childhood behavior? Unit 4. Adolescence. Should contemporary adolescents be engaged in more structured activities? -- Does the adolescent brain make risk taking inevitable? Unit 5. Youth and emerging adulthood. Is there a "narcissism epidemic" among contemporary young adults? -- Are college graduates unprepared for adulthood and the world of work? -- Is there such a thing as "emerging adulthood"? -- Unit 6. Middle adulthood. Is the institution of marriage at risk? -- Is religion a pure good in facilitating well-being during adulthood? -- Are professional women "opting out" of work by choice? Unit 7. Later adulthood. Is more civic engagement among older adults necessarily better? -- Is "mild cognitive impairment" too similar to normal aging to be a relevant concept? -- Should the terminally ill be able to have physicians help them die?
9780078049958 (pbk.) 0078049954 (pbk.)
Developmental psychology. Life cycle, Human. Human growth. Aging.