Development Through Life: A Psychosocial Approach - Hardcover

Newman, Barbara M.; Newman, Philip R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0534357989 ISBN 13: 9780534357986

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

This chronologically organized book integrates the biological, psychological, and societal forces that combine to produce development, balancing the focus on inner characteristics of the person with extensive consideration of the family and social environment. The Newmans bridge the gap between theory and practice by presenting a view of the developing person, coping with daily demands and achieving new levels of mastery at each life stage. The psychosocial emphasis leads naturally to giving a central role to the importance of diversity, including race, ethnicity, social class, gender, culture, and sexual orientation throughout the text. At each period of life, one is led to examine ways that one's social context influences meaning-making, coping, and adaptation.

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About the Author

Barbara M. Newman (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Rhode Island. She has also been on the faculty at Russell Sage College and The Ohio State University, where she served as department chair in Human Development and Family Science and as associate provost for Faculty Recruitment and Development. She teaches courses in life-span development, adolescence, family theories, and the research process. Also an active researcher, Dr. Newman's interests focus on parent-child relationships in early adolescence, factors that promote success in the transition to high school, and the use of the cohort sequential design as an approach to the study of development. Her research includes an analysis of the role of family, peer, and school support in the transition to high school (funded by the University of Rhode Island's Research Foundation). For fun, Newman enjoys reading, making up projects with her grandchildren, taking walks along Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, and spending time with her family.

Review

"The case studies are great--students often complain of learning just theory and not grounding it with clinical practice. Often times, instructors have to bring outside case studies to the classroom to make sense of theoretical models. This book bridges theory to practice enhancing learning and application of field observations. The authors' preparation for the text was obviously extensive . . . well researched . . . current citations. The authors also link traditional development theories to current controversies in child rearing and development. This is great!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0534357989
• ISBN 13: 9780534357986
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672