Lifespan Development Books

New and Published Books

1. Emotion Lateralisation Through the Lifespan

   Edited by Victoria Bourne, Dawn Watling, Lance Workman

   Series: Special Issues of Laterality

   A wide range of research explores patterns of lateralisation for processing emotion. Yet, relatively little explores how emotion lateralisation changes across the lifespan. This special issue addresses this gap in our understanding, focusing on what might influence the development of laterality for...

   Published November 20th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. Social Life and Social Knowledge

   Toward a Process Account of Development

   Edited by Ulrich Mueller, Jeremy I.M. Carpendale, Nancy Budwig, Bryan Sokol

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   In this new volume, leading researchers provide state-of-the-art perspectives on how social interaction influences the development of knowledge. The book integrates approaches from a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, psychopathology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology,...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
3. Adolescent Psychology Around the World

   Edited by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

   This book paints a portrait of adolescent psychology in 4 major regions: Africa/the Middle East, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Featuring 24 revised and updated chapters from the International Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2007), readers are introduced to the way the majority of the world’s...

   Published October 4th 2011 by Psychology Press
4. Human Growth and Development

   An Introduction for Social Workers

   By John Sudbery

   Series: Student Social Work

   Social workers work with people at all stages of life, tackling a multitude of personal, social, health, welfare, legal and educational issues. As a result, all social work students need to understand human growth and development throughout the lifespan. This introductory text provides a knowledge...

   Published October 27th 2009 by Routledge
5. Language Production Across the Life Span

   A Special Issue of Language And Cognitive Processes

   Edited by Antje Meyer, Linda Wheeldon

   Series: Special Issues of Language and Cognitive Processes

   Most current theories of lexical access in speech production are designed to capture the behaviour of young adults – typically college students. However, young adults represent a minority of the world’s speakers. For theories of speech production, the question arises of how the young adults’ speech...

   Published April 8th 2009 by Psychology Press
6. Executive Functions and the Frontal Lobes

   A Lifespan Perspective

   Edited by Vicki Anderson, Rani Jacobs, Peter J. Anderson

   Series: Studies on Neuropsychology, Neurology and Cognition

   This volume has as its primary aim the examination of issues concerning executive function and frontal lobe development. While many texts have addressed these issues, this is the first to do so within a specifically developmental framework. This area of cognitive function has received increasing...

   Published June 1st 2008 by Psychology Press
7. Human Behavior in the Social Environment

   Interweaving the Inner and Outer Worlds, 2nd Edition

   By Esther Urdang

   Series: Social Work Practice in Action

   This new and updated edition of the vital human behavior textbook for graduate-level social work students emphasizes the biopsychosocial framework with a psychodynamic and developmental perspective, with updated information on contemporary thinking and the application of postmodern theory. Written...

   Published May 11th 2008 by Routledge
8. Adulthood

   By Evie Bentley

   Series: Routledge Modular Psychology

   Adulthood is an accessible text which deals with the vital area of adult psychological development. It combines detailed accounts of the main theories and evidence on the psychology of adulthood with thorough discussion and commentary, presented in a concise and friendly form. The book's approach...

   Published January 14th 2007 by Routledge
9. Progress in Psychological Science around the World. Volume 1 Neural, Cognitive and Developmental Issues.

   Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Psychology

   Edited by Qicheng Jing, Mark R. Rosenzweig, Gery d'Ydewalle, Houcan Zhang, Hsuan-Chih Chen, Kan Zhang

   Progress in Psychological Science around the World, Volumes 1 and 2, present the main contributions from the 28th International Congress of Psychology, held in Beijing in 2004. These expert contributions include the Nobel laureate address, the Presidential address, and the Keynote and...

   Published July 26th 2006 by Psychology Press
10. The Transition to Adulthood and Family Relations

    An Intergenerational Approach

    By Eugenia Scabini, Elena Marta, Margherita Lanz

    Series: Studies in Adolescent Development

    This book explores the development of a new path of transition between adolescence and adulthood in recent generations. Whereas traditionally the transition into adulthood was marked by a clear and irreversible change in condition, we are now seeing a continuance in the role and...

    Published March 15th 2006 by Psychology Press