The Napoleon
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CHAPTER
Introduction
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MODULE 1.1 Beginnings
s David Furek looked around the Thanksgiving table, he felt content. This had nothing to do with the array of food on the table; the bounty he was thankful for was his large family.
David’s three youngest children (Louise, Brad, and his “surprise present,” baby Glenn) lived at home with David and his wife, Carla. For the past five years, David’s widowed mother also lived with them. And just last year his eldest child, Erin, had been laid off from her job and moved in temporarily with her family. This added to the household Erin; her husband Peter, who was a graduate student; and their baby, Peter—just a year younger than David’s youngest son. David’s two other children, Marco and Ted, were out of the house and making a living on their own, but they shared an apartment in the same neighborhood and visited the family just about every day. David looked around the table. When he came to his youngest child, baby Glenn, who was hard at work becoming a complete person, he recalled the worries he’d had about the effects on the baby of Carla’s bearing him at age 48. So far so good. Now he wondered what it must feel like to grow up surrounded by two parents,
Nature vs. Nurture: Which has the greater influence? see page 4.
MODULE 1.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
Is one right and one wrong? see page 12.
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a grandparent, a slew of brothers and sisters, a brother-in-law, and now, oddly, a nephew. So many people to watch, interpret, learn from, and be influenced by. David knew he had his father’s stubbornness and his mother’s patience. He could see that little Glenn had Carla’s eyes and his smile. But what about the less visible things? Where would Glenn’s personality come from? His intelligence? His emotionality? Would he have
CHAPTER
Introduction
A
MODULE 1.1 Beginnings
s David Furek looked around the Thanksgiving table, he felt content. This had nothing to do with the array of food on the table; the bounty he was thankful for was his large family.
David’s three youngest children (Louise, Brad, and his “surprise present,” baby Glenn) lived at home with David and his wife, Carla. For the past five years, David’s widowed mother also lived with them. And just last year his eldest child, Erin, had been laid off from her job and moved in temporarily with her family. This added to the household Erin; her husband Peter, who was a graduate student; and their baby, Peter—just a year younger than David’s youngest son. David’s two other children, Marco and Ted, were out of the house and making a living on their own, but they shared an apartment in the same neighborhood and visited the family just about every day. David looked around the table. When he came to his youngest child, baby Glenn, who was hard at work becoming a complete person, he recalled the worries he’d had about the effects on the baby of Carla’s bearing him at age 48. So far so good. Now he wondered what it must feel like to grow up surrounded by two parents,
Nature vs. Nurture: Which has the greater influence? see page 4.
MODULE 1.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Lifespan Development
Is one right and one wrong? see page 12.
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M01_FELD5364_02_SE_CH01.indd 2
Cust: Pearson
Au: Feldman
Pg No 2
C/M/Y/K
S4 CARLISLE
DESIGN SERVICES OF
02/06/11 5:14 PM
a grandparent, a slew of brothers and sisters, a brother-in-law, and now, oddly, a nephew. So many people to watch, interpret, learn from, and be influenced by. David knew he had his father’s stubbornness and his mother’s patience. He could see that little Glenn had Carla’s eyes and his smile. But what about the less visible things? Where would Glenn’s personality come from? His intelligence? His emotionality? Would he have