Each chapter includes a review of key concepts, guided study questions, and section reviews that encourage students' active participation in the learning process; two practice tests and a challenge test help them assess their mastery of the material. Applications and observational activities are also included.
KATHLEEN STASSEN BERGER teaches at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, USA, recently as the elected chair of the Social Science Department. She is also the author of The Developing Person Through the Life Span and The Developing Person Through Childhood.