Experiencing the Lifespan

by Janet Belsky

Exceptionally well-loved by instructors and students who've used it, Janet Belsky's text, written in her signature engaging style and voice, offers a fresh, remarkably brief way to understand the experience of human development throughout the lifespan. It gives students an immediate and practical grounding in the field’s basic concepts, guiding them from underlying research to practical applications, in a highly conversational style, with pedagogy that reinforces learning, and with examples drawn from an extraordinarily broad range of cultures throughout the world. And with its dedicated version of Worth’s online course space, LaunchPad, this edition becomes a fully integrated print/interactive resource. Visit Janet Belsky's site for updates from her blog, as well as teaching and research tips.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, School, Textbooks, Science

608 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 2006

Reviews

[Nat]

if i can’t add my university textbooks to my goodreads challenge then what’s the point

[Sunny Graham · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am so glad to be finished with this work of pedantic garbage. Apparently the author doesn't know the difference between gender and biological sex. Belsky has entirely skipped over the fact that many individuals are not conveniently classified as male or female and that heterosexuality is not the only option for humanbeings. When this sort of information is disseminated as if it is absolute truth it serves to stunt the intellectual growth of students.

[Ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ill admit the 1 star is for my teacher and not the book. I never knew graphic design was a requirement for getting your psychology masters.

[Faith Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyable textbook to be honest!

[Ally Clinkenbeard · Rating 4 out of 5]

if I have to spend a whole semester reading this then i’m gonna add it to my reading challenge, overall tho it was ok not the most boring textbook i’ve read, it was a bit heteronormative tho

[Izlinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

My text for my Life-Span Developmental Psychology course, I found this book to be laid-out in a easy to follow manner. The break up of parts into sections and "Tying It All Together" Questions at the end of each section was extremely helpful. The references the author made to past chapters/topics also helped me think of what I read in later chapters as relevant/follow the thread of development better (and vice versa when she referred to something we would learn later in the book).

[Kari · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a book that I HAD to read for my lifespan developement pyschology class, but I must say out of all the other psychology books, this author did a wonderful job at explaining development. I enjoyed this book and will continue to use it throughout my life.

[Stevie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have never been more depressed after reading a book. After finishing this book it made me ask myself "what is the point?" I know we all die but the way she wrote it made me feel like we have no chance of a good life unless we are rich. Not a good psychology book at all.

[Oana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had this book for the Developmental Psychology course and it was really nice and easy to read. It provides a general overview about the human life, from cell to death, with the struggles from each stage of life.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for a class. Turns out I remember a ton of stuff that was in in it, so I guess it's pretty good.

[Amie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This class was pretty interesting. And because I'm a big sissy I cried reading the last two chapters because they were about death.

[Betsy Gant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Well written.

[Sonya Wanvig · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great textbook