This
classic textbook brings a cross-cultural dimension to the study of
human development across the lifespan. It focuses on major
developmental topics and provides a global and multicultural
perspective by introducing the reader to contemporary and classical
research.*Utilizes a cross-cultural perspective to provide
opportunities to expand awareness and sensitivity to global
similarities and differences in human development thereby reducing
ethnocentric thinking. *Emphasizes cultural-ecological and
developmental contextual models that recognize bi-directional or
reciprocal influences of individuals and their surrounding
environments. Particular attention is given to Bronfenbrenners
ecological systems approach and Supers and Harkness developmental niche
concept.
