Table of Contents

PART I: BEGINNINGS Introduction Theories of Development Heredity and Environment Prenatal Development and Birth PART II: THE FIRST TWO YEARS Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART III: EARLY CHILDHOOD Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART IV: MIDDLE CHILDHOOD Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART V: ADOLESCENCE Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART VI: EMERGING ADULTHOOD Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART VII: ADULTHOOD Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development PART VIII: LATE ADULTHOOD Biosocial Development Cognitive Development Psychosocial Development EPILOGUE: Death and Dying

About the Author

KATHLEEN STASSEN BERGER Bronx Community College, City University of New York, USA. She has taught introduction to psychology, child and adolescent development, adulthood and aging, social psychology, abnormal psychology, human motivation, and life-span development for over 35 years.