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Human growth and development /

Beckett, Chris, 1955-

Human growth and development / Chris Beckett and Hilary Taylor. - Third edition. - 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The birth of a human being: what makes us who we are? -- The balancing act : psychodynamic insights -- A sucure base: the importance of attachment -- The emergence of reason: the developing ability to understand --Making connections: ideas from behaviourism -- Who am i going to be? adolescence, identity and change -- Acting like a grown-up: challenges of adulthood -- Access to adulthood : growing up with a disability -- No man is an island: family systems and their life cycle -- It takes a village : a sociological perspective -- Coming to a conclusion: dimensions of old age -- That good night: death, dying and bereavement -- References --Index.

9781473916258 9781473916265


Developmental psychology.
Human growth.

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