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Childhood and Adolescence: Voyages in Development, 8th Edition

Spencer A. Rathus

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Childhood and Adolescence: Voyages in Development 8th Edition by Spencer A. Rathus
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Packed with the latest updates from the field, Rathus/Rathus’ “Childhood and Adolescence: Voyages in Development,” 8th Edition, walks students chronologically from infancy through the teen years, helping them connect developmental theories and research with their application to everyday life. With a fine-tuned pedagogical approach -- interspersed with personal and humorous stories -- the text captures the wonder of child and adolescent development, while portraying the field of development as the rigorous science that it is. Extremely reader friendly, the text is loaded with pedagogical features to maximize student success.

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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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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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