In addition to the brief table of contents that follows, the book's full table of contents is available in Acrobat PDF format (requiring the free Acrobat Reader application).
Section 1: The Life-Span Developmental Perspective |
  | Chapter 1: Introduction |
| Chapter 2: The Science of Life-Span Development |
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Section 2: Beginnings |
| Chapter 3: Biological Beginnings |
| Chapter 4: Prenatal Development and Birth |
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Section 3: Infancy |
| Chapter 5: Physical Development in Infancy |
| Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy |
| Chapter 7: Socioemotional Development in Infancy |
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Section 4: Early Childhood |
| Chapter 8: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood |
| Chapter 9: Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood |
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Section 5: Middle and Late Childhood |
| Chapter 10: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle and Late Childhood |
| Chapter 11: Socioemotional Development in Middle and Late Childhood |
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Section 6: Adolescence |
| Chapter 12: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence |
| Chapter 13: Socioemotional Development in Adolescence |
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Section 7: Early Adulthood |
| Chapter 14: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood |
| Chapter 15: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood |
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Section 8: Middle Childhood |
| Chapter 16: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood |
| Chapter 17: Socioemotional Development in Middle Adulthood |
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Section 9: Late Adulthood |
| Chapter 18: Physical Development in Late Adulthood |
| Chapter 19: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood |
| Chapter 20: Socioemotional Development in Late Adulthood |
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Section 10: Endings |
| Chapter 21: Death and Grieving |