This streamlined readable account of human development gives you the conceptual foundations that enable you to become an educated and critical interpreter of developmental information ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT A LIFE SPAN VIEW 2nd Edition offers an introduction to relevant research and its application to important issues in life span development In addition the text emphasizes the application of human development research across diverse professional settings If you re pursuing a career related to psychology education health or human sciences be it as a nurse physician educator psychologist social worker or another similar profession this text will show you how human development research can allow you to work more effectively with future patients students or clients Succinct and filled with real life examples that aid your understanding it will capture your interest while introducing you to the essential issues forces and outcomes that make us who we are This streamlined, readable account of human development gives you the conceptual foundations that enable you to become an educated and critical interpreter of developmental information. ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, 2nd Edition offers an introduction to relevant research and its application to important issues in life-span development. In addition, ...the text emphasizes the application of human development research across diverse professional settings. If you're pursuing a career related to psychology, education, health, or human sciences -- be it as a nurse, physician, educator, psychologist, social worker, or another similar profession -- this text will show you how human development research can allow you to work more effectively with future patients, students, or clients. Succinct and filled with real-life examples that aid your understanding, it will capture your interest while introducing you to the essential issues, forces, and outcomes that make us who we are.