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Beckett, Chris, 1955-

Human growth and development / Chris Beckett and Hilary Taylor. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, c2010. - vii, 222 p. ; 23 cm.

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index.

The birth of a human being : what makes us who we are? -- The balancing act : psychodynamic insights -- A secure 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 -- No one is an island : family systems and their life-cycle -- Access to adulthood : growing up with a disability -- It takes a village : the sociological perspective -- Coming to a conclusion : themes in old age -- That good night : death, dying and bereavement.

9781847871787 (hbk.) 184787178X (hbk.) 1847871798 (pbk.) 9781847871794 (pbk.)


Developmental psychology.

BF713 / .B42 2010

155 / HUB