This bestselling textbook provides an engaging introduction to 11 major theories about human development that continue to guide research, intervention, and practice. The theories are grouped into three families: those that emphasize biological systems, those that focus on environmental factors, and those that reflect the interaction between the two. This organization encourages readers to evaluate, compare, and contrast key theoretical ideas both within and across families. Pedagogical features

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... foster critical thinking and an active approach to learning. • greater attention to the role of culture as it is featured within each theory, as a component of the macro environment, and as it is internalized through socialization processes • a revised epilogue, focusing on implications for family dynamics and links from theory to practice. By focusing on theories that have had a major impact on developmental science, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in theories of development, lifespan, or child development, taught in the fields of psychology, human development, family studies, education, and social work.