Human Development: A Life-Span View

by Robert Kail, John C. Cavanaugh

Feel intimidated by the life-span course? You're in good hands with HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, 8th Edition, as your guide. Complete, yet succinct and filled with real-life examples that aid understanding, the text has proven its ability to capture students' interest while introducing them to the issues, forces, and outcomes that make us who we are. The efficient organization (chronological, but with a few chapters on key topical issues) allows this text to be briefer than many other texts for the same course. The material is relevant, too: You'll gain the foundations in important theories and research that enable you to become an educated interpreter of developmental information in your future career. In addition, basic and applied research along with controversial topics and emergent trends demonstrate connections between the laboratory and life.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, School, Nonfiction, Grad School, Counselling, Science

720 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 1995

About the author

Novelist Robert Kail, a graduate of the University of Zürich, lives in New York City where he has a wife, three children, two grandchildren, and a cat. He is a grandson of Count Bobby van Wien, but as an American, cannot use a foreign title.

Reviews

[echo degeorge]

so SO many typos and grammatical errors wow i’m actually impressed

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm teaching Developmental Psychology this semester and this was a solid book. It served it's purpose, and my class didn't outwardly complain (which is tantamount to a rave review).

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wouldn't recommend it for fun time reading but a good textbook!

[Olivia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just a fine textbook for human dev. Nothing special or fun. Will be interesting to see the post-COVID updates. Can be used for undergrad or graduate level courses. I did like the little tests at the end of every chapter.

[Cali Bakker · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as textbooks go, this one was good to read. It was highly organized and easy to use and scan for references and reviews.

[Essie-Marie F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice textbook format, easy to understand, helpful examples. . . I did enjoy it.

[COLLEEN · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many editing problems. Needs a good copy editor.

[Emily Rink]

Read for ED PSYH 640

[Scott Whitney · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book may have actually been information overload. There was way too much book for the term and the class was not able to get to all of it. The information was good but lengthy and there was so much of it that it would all run together. I enjoyed reading the book there was just too much of it.

[Natascha]

For Psychology 200 class

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book I'm reading for my Psych class. I find this class really interesting. Getting to learn everything about how us humans develop over a life span.

[ella! · Rating 3 out of 5]

yass counseling 610 !!