FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Postpartum Depression, Iceberg, Canadian Identity
25 Dec 2017
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Chapter 1: the science of human development page #1-33: The life-span perspective: life-span perspective an approach to the study of human development that takes into account all phases of life, not just childhood or adulthood. Development is multidirectional: multiple changes, in every direction, characterizes the life span. Table 1. 1 age ranges for different stages of development: As you will learn, developmentalists are reluctant to specify chronological ages for any period of development, since time is only one of many variables that affect each person. However, age is a crucial variable, and development can be segmented into periods of study. Approximate ages for each period are given in the table above. It takes place within many contexts, including physical surroundings (climate, noise, population density, etc. ) and family configurations (married couple, single parent, same-sex couple, extended family, and more) Each person is affected by interactions among overlapping systems, which provide the context of development.
