Description

Help students understand how culture impacts development- and why it matters.

It is more important than ever for students to have knowledge of the wider world. Through current research and examples from around the world, Arnett’s Human Development teaches students to think culturally about their own development and see how it applies to their own lives and future careers. Whether they travel the globe or remain in their home towns, in a culturally diverse and globalized world, students will benefit from being able to think culturally about human development. New U.S. and international videos, shot in several countries, allow students to observe similarities and differences in human development across cultures.

Teaching & Learning Experience

• Personalize Learning — The new MyDevelopmentLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• Engage Students — Arnett's personal anecdotes, career and real world applications, cross-cultural examples, and in-text video scans help to engage students.
• Improve Critical Thinking - Students learn to think critically about the influence of culture on development. Learning objectives help students organize and understand the material covered within each section.
• Explore Research — “Research Focus” provides students with a firm grasp of various research methods and helps them see the impact that methods can have on research findings.
• Understand Culture and Diversity — By taking a cultural approach to human development, Arnett includes culture on every page and integrates culture throughout the narrative.
• Support Instructors — The Arnett supplements were written and tested by a dedicated team of instructors who teach the lifespan development course and believe in the importance of taking a cultural approach to human development.
  

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Features

HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND HOW CULTURE IMPACTS DEVELOPMENT AND WHY IT MATTERS.

• 'A frog in the well knows not of the great ocean' is written along the back of the frog featured on the cover of Human Development. This is a Chinese expression often used as a cautionary reminder to look beyond our own experience and not to assume that what is true for us is true for everyone else. Click here to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbjxPudNUik&feature=channel_video_title
• Human Development is the first book to take a cultural approach and integrate cross-cultural examples throughout. The vast majority of instructors believe that integrating culture is essential to a complete understanding of human development, and go through considerable effort to bring culture into their course. Students simply find culture fascinating. Arnett saves time for instructors and meets students where they are by including culture on every page, integrated throughout the narrative. (ex. pg. 134, 136)
• Thinking Culturally questions throughout the text prompt students to use their understanding of the role culture plays in development to solve real world problems they might face in their own lives and careers. (ex. pg. 183, 203, 218)
• Infographic Maps help provide a geographic and cultural context for variations in development. (ex. pg. 185, 212)
• Cultural Focus features offer in-depth coverage of development in a non-U.S. culture. Each Cultural Focus feature also includes a “locator” map that places the culture being discussed in its larger geographic context. (ex. pg. 217)
• Historical Focus features examine developmental science in its historical context to show how our views toward different stages of development change over time. This feature helps students see that “culture” is not a static notion, but rather one that has changed and continues to evolve over time. (ex. pg. 184)
• Video Guides: Students can scan the QR code within the Video Guide at the end of each section in the text to watch a brief video from our MyDevelopmentLab Video Series directly from their smart phones. Video Guide questions can be assigned or used for in-class discussion. Answers are located in the instructor’s manual. Included in the MyDevelopmentLab Video Series are new cross-cultural videos shot on location in Mexico, Botswana, and the United States, (ex. pg. 186, 198, 201)

PERSONALIZE LEARNING WITH MYDEVELOPMENTLAB

• The new MyDevelopmentLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals.
• MyDevelopmentLab Icons in the text encourage students to visit MyDevelopmentLab to view videos, simulations, and to read more about specific topics in the text. Within the Pearson eText students can link directly to these MyDevelopmentLab resources by clicking on the in-text icons. (ex pg. 208)
• The Pearson eText lets students access their textbook anytime, anywhere, and any way they want—including listening online or downloading to iPad.
• An A udio version of the text and close captioned videos on MyDevelopmentLab expand student accessibility for online materials and comply with ADA standards.
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Table of Contents

 

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE

 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
Chapter 4: Infancy: The First Year of Life
Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
Chapter 6: Early Childhood
Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
Chapter 8: Adolescence
Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
Chapter 10: Young Adulthood
Chapter 11: Middle Adulthood
Chapter 12: Late Adulthood
Chapter 13: Death and Afterlife Beliefs

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

 

Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development
Section 1: Human Development Today and Its Origins
   Humanity Today: A Demographic Profile
   Human Origins and the Birth of Culture
Section 2: Theories of Human Development
   Ancient Conceptions of Development
   Scientific Conceptions of Human Development
Section 3: How We Study Human Development
   The Scientific Study of Human Development
   Methods and Designs in Research
 
Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
Section 1: Generic Influences on Development
   Genetic Basics
   Genes and Environment in Human Development
   Genes and Individual Development
Section 2: Prenatal Development and Prenatal Care
   Prenatal Development
   Prenatal Care
Section 3: Pregnancy Problems
   Prenatal Problems
   Infertility

 

Chapter 3: Birth and the Unborn Child
Section 1: Birth and its Cultural Context
   The Birth Process
   Cultural and Historical Variations in Birth Beliefs and Practices
Section 2: The Neonate
  The Neonate’s Health
  Physical Functioning of the Neonate
Section 3: Caring for the Neonate
  Nutrition: Is Breast Best?
  Social and Emotional Aspects of Neonatal Care
 
Chapter 4: The First Year of Life
Section 1: Physical Development
   Growth and Change in Infancy
   Infant Health
   Baby on the Move: Motor and Sensory Development
Section 2: Cognitive Development
   Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
   Information Processing in Infancy
   Assessing Infant Development
   The Beginnings of Language
Section 3: Emotional and Social Development
   Temperament
   Infants’ Emotions
   The Social World of the Infant
 
Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
Section 1: Physical Development
   Growth and Change in Years 2 and 3
   Socializing Physical Functions: Toilet Training and Weaning
Section 2: Cognitive Development
   Cognitive Development Theories
   Language Development
Section 3: Emotional and Social Development
   Emotional Development in Toddlerhood
   Relations with Parents
   The Social World of the Toddler
 
Chapter 6: Early Childhood
Section 1: Physical Development
   Growth from Age 3 to 6
   Motor Development
Section 2: Cognitive Development
   Theories of Cognitive Development
   Early Childhood Education
   Language Development
Section 3: Emotional and Social Development
   Emotional Development and Gender Socialization
   Parenting
   The Child’s Expanding Social World
 
Chapter 7: Middle Childhood <