TY  - BOOK
AU  - Guest,Andrew M.
TI  - Taking sides
T2  - Contemporary learning series
SN  - 9780078049958 (pbk.)
U1  - 155 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - Developmental psychology
KW  - Life cycle, Human
KW  - Human growth
KW  - Aging
N1  - 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?
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