Human Development : A Cultural Approach
Human Development : A Cultural Approach
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Author(s): Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen
Arnett, Jeffrey
Arnett, Jeffrey J.
Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen
Jensen Arnett, Jeffery
Jensen Arnett, Jeffrey
Jensen, Lene
ISBN No.: 9780134641348
Pages: 768
Year: 201809
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 345.25
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Engaging content and features foster a contextual understanding of development Examples of domestic culture in the U.S. have been integrated throughout the narrative to show students that culture is present everywhere, both at home and abroad. Rather than viewing culture as a foreign, faraway thing, students will learn to look for it right in their own backyards. Cultural Focus features highlight how culture impacts various aspects of development, such as breastfeeding practices, gross motor development, marriage and family relationships, and work and retirement. Research Focus features offer a detailed description of a research study, including its premises, methods, results, and limitations. Multiple-choice review questions appear at the end of the feature to ensure that students have a solid understanding of the research study and methodology. Infographic maps help provide a geographic and cultural context for variations in development.


Chapters devoted to toddlerhood and emerging adulthood , sometimes overlooked stages of development, help paint a detailed picture of human development. Personal anecdotes about the authors'' own children serve as enjoyable, real life-examples of developmental science. Learning objectives for each chapter are listed at the start of each chapter section as well as within the chapter alongside every section heading. Based on Bloom''s taxonomy, these numbered objectives help students better organize and understand the material. The end-of-section summary is organized around these same objectives, as are all of the supplements and assessment material. Critical-thinking questions throughout the text prompt students to use their understanding of the role culture plays in development to solve real-world problems they might face in their own lives and careers. These questions appear in every major section and often focus on the role of culture in human development. Multiple-choice practice quizzes after each section and a cumulative multiple-choice test at the end of every chapter help students assess their comprehension of the material.


New and updated content facilitates an up-to-date learning experience For the 3rd edition, the authors have revised every chapter to incorporate the latest and most important human development research, as well as to enhance existing materials. Highlights of new and updated content include the following: NEW! Chapter 2, Genes and Prenatal Development , features the latest statistics on assisted reproductive technologies and age of viability in developed countries, as well as sex ratios at birth across diverse countries; NEW! Chapter 4, Infancy , includes exciting contemporary cognitive development research on object permanence across species, and the roles of babbling, gesturing, and turn-taking in the emergence of speech; NEW! Chapter 6, Early Childhood , offers updated information on the diets of American children, including the roles of SES, ethnicity, and immigrant generation; NEW! Chapter 7, Middle Childhood , includes a new section on executive function in middle childhood, including how its development is impacted by physical exercise and multilingualism; NEW! Chapter 9, Emerging Adulthood , includes important information about sleep in emerging adulthood, including the concepts of delayed sleep phase syndrome and sleep debt, as well as tips for sleep hygiene; NEW! Chapter 12, Late Adulthood , provides an introduction of the concept of the bridge job, in which older workers reduce their work hours but remain in the labor force, or they take another job that is less demanding and involves fewer hours per week; and NEW! Chapter 13, Death and Afterlife Beliefs , offers the latest statistics on the continued dramatic decline in rates of heart disease in the United States, across ethnic groups. Human Development: A Cultural Approach , 3rd Edition is also available via Revel (tm), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Learn more.


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