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1. The StudyofHuman Development.
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Part I: PRENATALDEVELOPMENT, INFANCY, AND EARLYCHILDHOOD.
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2. Biological Foundations:Heredity,Prenatal Development, and Birth.
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3. Tools for Exploring the World:Physical, Perceptual, and Motor Development.
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4. The EmergenceofThoughtand Language: Cognitive Development in Infancyand EarlyChildhood.
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5. Entering the Social World: Socioemotional DevelopmentinInfancyand EarlyChildhood.
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Part II: SCHOOL-AGECHILDRENANDADOLESCENTS.
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6. Off to School:Cognitiveand Physical Development in Middle Childhood.
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7. Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood.
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8. RitesofPassage: Physical and Cognitive Developmentin Adolescence. bg pq bg bg
9. Moving Into the AdultSocial World:Socioemotional Developmentin Adolescence.
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Part III: YOUNGANDMIDDLEADULTHOOD.
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10. Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and PersonalityDevelopmentinYoung Adulthood.
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11. BeingWith Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood.
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12. Work,Leisure, and Retirement. bg bg
13. MakingIt in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial ChallengesofMiddle Adulthood.
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Part IV: LATEADULTHOOD.
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14. The Personal Contextof Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental HealthIssues.
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15. SocialAspectsof Later Life: Psychosocial, Retirement, Relationship, and SocietalIssues.
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16. The Final Passage:Dying and Bereavement.
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