Section 1: The Life-Span Perspective 1: Introduction Section 2: Biological Processes, Physical Development, and Health 2: Biological Beginnings 3: Physical Development and Biological Aging 4: Health 5: Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development Section 3: Cognitive Processes and Development 6: Cognitive Developmental Approaches 7: Information Processing 8: Intelligence 9: Language Development Section 4: Socioemotional Processes and Developments 10: Emotional Development 11: The Self, Identity, and Personality 12: Gender and Sexuality 13: Moral Development, Values, and Religion Section 5: Social Contexts of Development 14: Marriage, Lifestyles, and Families 15: Peers and the Sociocultural World 16: Schools, Achievement, and Work Section 6: Endings 17: Death and Grieving Appendix: Careers in Life-Span Development Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index