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The Foundation q This two-chapter part offers you the foundations for understanding the lifespan journey.
Chapter 1—The People and the Field introduces all the major concepts and themes in this course. In this first chapter, I’ll familiarize you with our discipline’s basic terminology, provide a bird’s-eye view of the evolving lifespan, offer a framework for how to think about world cultures, and highlight some new twenty-first-century life stages. Most important, in this chapter you will learn about the major theories and research strategies that have shaped our field. Bottom line: Chapter 1 gives you the basic tools you will need for understanding this book.
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Chapter 2—Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth lays out the foundation for our developing lives. Here, you will learn about how a baby develops from a tiny clump of cells, and get insights into the experience of pregnancy from the point of view of mothers- and fathers-to-be. This chapter describes pregnancy rituals in different cultures, discusses problems (including infertility) that may lie on the prenatal pathway, and offers an in-depth look at the miracle of birth.
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Chapter 1
CHAPTER OUTLINE
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STUDY SETTING THE CONTEXT The Impact of Cohort The Impact of Socioeconomic Status The Impact of Culture and Ethnicity The Impact of Gender THEORIES: LENSES FOR LOOKING AT THE LIFESPAN Behaviorism
EXPERIENCING THE LIFESPAN:
Dear Students, Welcome to lifespan de velopment! This course is about your past, your future, and who yo u are now. It’s about yo ur parents and grandpa ents, friends and colleag rues, the children you
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Anne Douglas - Troy University eCampus Worth Publishers NOT FOR REPRODUCTION
bel01_xxxii-033hr4.qxd
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The Foundation q This two-chapter part offers you the foundations for understanding the lifespan journey.
Chapter 1—The People and the Field introduces all the major concepts and themes in this course. In this first chapter, I’ll familiarize you with our discipline’s basic terminology, provide a bird’s-eye view of the evolving lifespan, offer a framework for how to think about world cultures, and highlight some new twenty-first-century life stages. Most important, in this chapter you will learn about the major theories and research strategies that have shaped our field. Bottom line: Chapter 1 gives you the basic tools you will need for understanding this book.
PART I
1
Chapter 2—Prenatal Development, Pregnancy, and Birth lays out the foundation for our developing lives. Here, you will learn about how a baby develops from a tiny clump of cells, and get insights into the experience of pregnancy from the point of view of mothers- and fathers-to-be. This chapter describes pregnancy rituals in different cultures, discusses problems (including infertility) that may lie on the prenatal pathway, and offers an in-depth look at the miracle of birth.
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Anne Douglas - Troy University eCampus Worth Publishers NOT FOR REPRODUCTION
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Chapter 1
CHAPTER OUTLINE
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STUDY SETTING THE CONTEXT The Impact of Cohort The Impact of Socioeconomic Status The Impact of Culture and Ethnicity The Impact of Gender THEORIES: LENSES FOR LOOKING AT THE LIFESPAN Behaviorism
EXPERIENCING THE LIFESPAN:
Dear Students, Welcome to lifespan de velopment! This course is about your past, your future, and who yo u are now. It’s about yo ur parents and grandpa ents, friends and colleag rues, the children you