A Topical Approach to the Developing Person Through the Life Span

By Kathleen Stassen Berger

Book Overview

With Macmillan's superior content delivered by LaunchPad (comprehensive course) or Achieve Read & Practice (e-book + online homework), Kathleen Berger's breakthrough text tells a compelling story of life-span development via a topically organized approach.

This is not a reorganized iteration of another Berger textbook, but rather a fully reconceived first edition exploring human development topic by topic. But as always with Berger, it is exceptionally accessible and compelling, distinguished by an engaging narrative voice, wide-ranging cultural perspective, and an emphasis on relating universal themes to students own lives.

The LaunchPad option for this book offers a variety of engaging activities including Data Connections (a hands-on approach to understanding research data, Visualizing Development, (which explores important concepts through a combination of media), and Developing Lives (where students to "raise" a virtual child from newborn to teenager).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464180865
• ISBN13: 9781464180866
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Worth Publishers
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.1" x 10.8"