Human Growth and Development

Name: Human Growth and Development
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ISBN: 9780761972495

ISBN-10: 0761972498

ISBN-13: 9780761972495

Edition: 2002

Authors: Chris Beckett

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Human Growth & Development provides an accessible and student-friendly introduction to social and psychological human development across the lifespan.Aimed at students within social work, health, nursing and education, the author presents the key theories and empirical evidence about the way people grow and change over the lifespan, relating theoretical ideas in an accessible and lively way to practice. The book uses examples based on real situations and invites the reader to measure ideas against their own experience and intuitions. The book contains a wealth of material, presented with a strong focus on clarity and explanation.The author has a background in academic psychology and has…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 4/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 242
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.53" long x 0.20" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Chris Beckett is a principal lecturer in social work at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.He is a bestselling author for SAGE and an award winning sci-fi writer. His books include, Human Growth and Development - 2e (2010), Essential Theory for Social Work Practice (2006), Child Protection - 2e (2007) and Values and Ethics in Social Work (2005).



The Birth of the Human Being


What Makes Us Who We Are?


The Balancing Act


Insights from Freud


A Secure Base


The Importance of Attachment


The Emergence of Reason


Piaget and Cognitive Development


Making Connections


Ideas from Learning Theory


What Am I Going to Be? Changes in Adolescence


Acting Like a Grown-Up


Challenges of Adulthood


No One Is an Island


Family Systems and Their Life Cycle


Access to Adulthood


Growing Up with a Disability


Coming to a Conclusion


Themes in Old Age


The End


Death and Dying