Walking you chronologically from infancy through the teen years, Rathus/Rathus’ “Childhood and Adolescence: Voyages in Development,” 8th Edition, helps you understand how developmental theories and research apply to everyday life. Interspersing personal and humorous stories with the latest research and theory, the text captures the wonder of child and adolescent development while portraying the field of development as the rigorous science that it is. New references and relevant information from the DSM-5-TR of the American Psychiatric Association includes changes to substance use disorders, autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Chapter-opening features (Learning Objectives and Truth-or-Fiction? Items), Section Reviews, learning-objective-based Chapter Reviews and the MindTap online learning platform offer anywhere, anytime learning solutions.
1. History, Theories, and Methods.
2. Heredity and Conception.
3. Prenatal Development.
4. Birth and the Newborn Baby.
5. Infancy: Physical Development.
6. Infancy: Cognitive Development.
7. Infancy: Social and Emotional Development.
8. Early Childhood: Physical Development.
9. Early Childhood: Cognitive Development.
10. Early Childhood: Social and Emotional Development.
11. Middle Childhood: Physical Development.
12. Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development.
13. Middle Childhood: Social and Emotional Development.
14. Adolescence: Physical Development.
15. Adolescence: Cognitive Development.
16. Adolescence: Social and Emotional Development.
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Spencer A. Rathus
Spencer A. Rathus received his Ph.D. from the University at Albany and is on the faculty of The College of New Jersey. His research interests include treatment of obesity and eating disorders, smoking cessation, human growth and development, methods of therapy and sexual dysfunctions. The author of the widely used Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, he has written several college textbooks, including PSYCH, HDEV, AIDS: WHAT EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO KNOW, HUMAN SEXUALITY IN A CHANGING WORLD, ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, and CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE: VOYAGES IN DEVELOPMENT.
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Integrate hundreds of new references and relevant information from the DSM-5-TR, including changes to substance use disorders, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD.
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Self-assessment questionnaires, such as Becoming Aware of Homonegative Attitudes, stimulate interest and enhance the relevance of the text to students’ lives.
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Unique chapter-opening “Truth-or-Fiction?” features motivate students by challenging common sense, stereotypes and folklore.
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"A Closer Look" features offer an in-depth examination of contemporary research topics, including ethics, alongside an exploration of diversity-related issues that shed light on how ethnic backgrounds and gender roles influence development.
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Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter help guide student reading by identifying main ideas and defining learning goals. These learning objectives appear again in the end-of-chapter summary to help reinforce key information.
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Each chapter includes multiple Section Reviews featuring fill-in-the-blank items to assess recollection, and "Reflect & Relate" items to encourage personal connection and improve retention.
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Chapter-concluding multiple-choice quizzes offer immediate feedback, enabling them to gauge mastery of the material.
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