Description

The Life Span: Human Development for Helping Professionals (6th Edition) provides a practical and comprehensive exploration of human development across the life span. It targets students and professionals in helping fields such as education, counseling, and social work. The authors explain the science of human development clearly and connect theory to real-world practice. This approach makes the book a valuable resource for future practitioners.

The text reflects current research on human development. It shows how family, social relationships, and cultural context shape growth across life. It also explains how these influences affect behavior and well-being over time.

The sixth edition expands and updates coverage of critical topics. These topics include stress, media and technology effects on children, and social information processing. The edition adds new learning tools, such as chapter-opening vignettes and focused topic boxes. It also includes updated research, data, figures, and tables. Together, these improvements make the text more engaging, current, and effective for today’s students.