Understanding Human Development: Biological, Social and Psychological Processes from Conception to Adult Life

by Stephanie Thornton

Book Overview

How does a fertilized egg become a person? How do the processes which shape the common features of human development also produce the rich variety of individual diversity? Understanding Human Development (UHD) explores these questions in a lively and wide-ranging survey of the subject, offering both a topical and a chronological view of development. The author critically reviews research on human development from the earliest studies to the theories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403933065
• ISBN13: 9781403933065
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.5"