Description: Praised for its accuracy, currency, and conceptual strength (its ability explains and integrates essential developmental concepts), this book covers human development in eleven stages -- from pregnancy and prenatal development through very old age.Philip and Barbara Newman discuss physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development, addressing themes of continuity and change at each stage of life. The Newmans' goal is to engage students in a deeper appreciation for the continuous process of development over the life span, which leads to an enhanced understanding of their own development as well as the challenges faced by family members, clients, and close friends.This chronologically organized book integrates the biological, psychological, and societal forces that combine to produce development, balancing the focus on inner characteristics of the person with extensive consideration of family and social environment. The Newmans bridge the gap between theory and practice by presenting a view of the developing person, coping with daily demands and achieving new levels of mastery at each life stage.The psychosocial emphasis leads naturally to giving a central role to the importance of diversity, including race, ethnicity, social class, gender, culture, and sexual orientation throughout the text. At each period of life, one is led to examine ways that one's social context influences meaning-making, coping, and adaptation.

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