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Invitation to the Life Span

Invitation to the Life Span Author(s): Kathleen Stassen Berger

Difference between 3rd and 2nd editions
Side by side comparison of table of contents helps to figure out the most significant changes.

Key differences between 3rd and 2nd editions

  • Period between current and previous publications: 2 years (2016 vs 2014).
  • Berger's Invitation to the Life Span textbook was originally published in 2009.
  • The Many new A Case to Study and A View from Science features and examples.
  • New and additional material in the Third ed:
  • Chapter 1:
    • Gender differences and neurosexism
    • How evolutionary theory explains phenomena, such as morning sickness, children's attachment to parents, and teenage rebellion.
  • Chapter 2:
    • Genetic diversity of Ebola virus
    • Epigenetics
    • WHO statement on caesarean section rates
    • Section on prenatal testing
  • Chapter 3:
    • Infant reflexes
    • Synesthesia and cross-modal perception
    • Mean length of utterance (or MLU), a measure of language development of children
  • Chapter 4: Sections on humanism and evolutionary theories; psycho-social development of infancy.
  • Chapter 6:
    • How to praise children
    • Pretend play vs social play
    • Cultural, regional, and gender differences in attitudes toward corporal punishment of children.
  • Chapter 7:
    • Section The Maturing Brain about reaction time and automatization
    • Section on ethnic diversity in U.S. schools
  • Chapter 9: Precocious puberty
  • Chapter 10:
    • Social networking among teens
    • Section on human relationships
    • Sex education and teen pregnancy
  • Chapter 11:
    • Premarital sexual relationships and contraception
    • Research on graduation rates, college debt, and salary differences between college graduates and non-graduates.
  • Chapter 12: Research on in vitro fertilization; how education may help prepare for and survive disasters.
  • Chapter 13:
    • Same sex marriage around the world
    • Caregiving and culture
    • Challenges of balancing work and family life
  • Chapter 14:
    • Primary and secondary aging, compression of morbidity, and heart disease
    • Neurogenesis and brain plasticity in adult brains
    • Research on brain diseases
  • Chapter 15: Bridge employment
  • Epilogue: Research on Swedish children demonstrating how bereavement can affect mental health.
3rd Edition of
Invitation to the Life Span
eBook, 752 pages
eBook ISBN: 9781319117368
Published by: Worth Publishers, January 08, 2016
with LaunchPad 6-Month Access
Loose Leaf, 599 pages
ISBN-10: 1319061788
ISBN-13: 9781319061784
Published by: Worth Publishers, June 15, 2016
Loose Leaf, 752 pages
ISBN-10: 1319016294
ISBN-13: 9781319016296
Published by: Worth Publishers, January 08, 2016
Paperback, 752 pages
ISBN-10: 1319015883
ISBN-13: 9781319015886
Published by: Worth Publishers, January 08, 2016
with LaunchPad 6-Month Access
Paperback
ISBN-10: 131906177X
ISBN-13: 9781319061777
Published by: Worth Publishers, June 15, 2016
2nd Edition of
Invitation to the Life Span
Abridged, 600 pages
ISBN-10: 1429283750
ISBN-13: 9781429283526
Published by: Worth Publishers, April 05, 2013
with DSM5 Update
Loose Leaf, 600 pages
ISBN-10: 1464177503
ISBN-13: 9781464177507
Published by: Worth Publishers, January 24, 2014
with Updates on DSM-5
Paperback, 600 pages
ISBN-10: 1464172056
ISBN-13: 9781464172052
Published by: Worth Publishers, March 03, 2014



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