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An Introduction to Lifespan Development
1An Introduction to Lifespan DevelopmentFLDNMC01_002-041-hr 5/4/10 4:17 PM Page 213An Introduction toLifespan DevelopmentPROLOGUE:The Oldest Newest MotherIn May 2009, British businesswoman Elizabeth Adeney gave birth to a 5 pound 3 ounce infantboy. This would not be remarkable, of course, except for one startling fact: Elizabeth Adeneywas 66 years old at the time of her child s delivery. At the time, Elizabeth Adeney was the old-est woman to have ever given birth in the United Kingdom. CHAPTER OVERVIEWAN ORIENTATION TO LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC haracterizing Lifespan Development : TheScope of the FieldCohort and Other Influences onDevelopment: Developing with Others in aSocial WorldKEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS:DETERMINING THE NATURE ANDNURTURE OF LIFESPANDEVELOPMENTC ontinuous Change VersusDiscontinuous ChangeCritical and Sensitive Periods: Gauging theImpact of Environmental EventsLifespan Approaches Versus a Focus onParticular PeriodsThe Rel
In its study of growth, change, and stability, lifespan development takes a scientific approach. Like members of other scientific disciplines, researchers in lifespan development test their assumptions about the nature and course of human development by applying scientific methods. As we’ll see later in the
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