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Invitation to the Life Span
Sixth Edition ©2025 Kathleen Stassen Berger Formats: Achieve, Read & Practice, E-book, Print
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Kathleen Berger
Kathleen Stassen Berger transferred from Stanford University to Radcliffe, earning a B.A. and M.A.T. from Harvard University, and then an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University, all while teaching adolescents. Her broad experience as a learner and educator includes directing a preschool, chairing philosophy at the United Nations International School, and teaching human development to graduate students at Fordham University, undergraduates at Montclair State University, aspiring professionals at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, and incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Prison. For most of her professional career, Berger has been a professor at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York.
Berger is also the author of Invitation to the Life Span, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, and A Topical Approach to the Developing Person Through the Life Span, as well as Grandmothering: Building Strong Ties with Every Generation. Berger’s research interests include adolescent identity, immigration, bullying, and grandparents, and she has published articles in the Wiley Encyclopedia of Psychology, Developmental Review , and Human Development, and in publications of the American Association for Higher Education and the National Education Association for Higher Education. She continues teaching and learning, not only from students and friends but also from four daughters and three grandsons.
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- Access more resources in Achieve with additional videos, updated Instructor Resources, free iClicker integration, and new Concept Practice tutorials.
- Build critical thinking skills with Think Critically questions throughout the text that challenge students to distinguish opinion from fact, think independently, and make informed decisions.
- Explore culture and diversity in human development through expanded discussion and analysis of the diverse contexts that shape development.
- Visualise complex concepts more clearly with updated Visualizing Development infographics, including Different People in Different Environments and Media Use Among U.S. Adults.
- Connect with contemporary research and issues through coverage of topics such as epigenetics, intersectionality, COVID-19, and neurocognitive disorders.
Authors
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Kathleen Berger
Kathleen Stassen Berger transferred from Stanford University to Radcliffe, earning a B.A. and M.A.T. from Harvard University, and then an M.S. and Ph.D. from Yeshiva University, all while teaching adolescents. Her broad experience as a learner and educator includes directing a preschool, chairing philosophy at the United Nations International School, and teaching human development to graduate students at Fordham University, undergraduates at Montclair State University, aspiring professionals at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, and incarcerated individuals at Sing Sing Prison. For most of her professional career, Berger has been a professor at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York.
Berger is also the author of Invitation to the Life Span, The Developing Person Through Childhood and Adolescence, and A Topical Approach to the Developing Person Through the Life Span, as well as Grandmothering: Building Strong Ties with Every Generation. Berger’s research interests include adolescent identity, immigration, bullying, and grandparents, and she has published articles in the Wiley Encyclopedia of Psychology, Developmental Review , and Human Development, and in publications of the American Association for Higher Education and the National Education Association for Higher Education. She continues teaching and learning, not only from students and friends but also from four daughters and three grandsons.
Table of Contents
Product Updates
What’s New in Achieve
You can rely on Achieve to keep your teaching current, with continuous updates that reflect the latest developments in Psychology and the evolving needs of your classroom.
Summer Updates
- AI-Enabled Guided Quiz Review provides personalised formative feedback between quiz attempts, helping students identify gaps in their understanding and focus on mastering concepts, without adding extra work for you.
- Data Literacy Activities help students build confidence in analysing research, interpreting statistics, and applying data practices. These activities allow you to assign and assess these skills directly in Achieve.
What’s New in this Edition
- Access more resources in Achieve with additional videos, updated Instructor Resources, free iClicker integration, and new Concept Practice tutorials.
- Build critical thinking skills with Think Critically questions throughout the text that challenge students to distinguish opinion from fact, think independently, and make informed decisions.
- Explore culture and diversity in human development through expanded discussion and analysis of the diverse contexts that shape development.
- Visualise complex concepts more clearly with updated Visualizing Development infographics, including Different People in Different Environments and Media Use Among U.S. Adults.
- Connect with contemporary research and issues through coverage of topics such as epigenetics, intersectionality, COVID-19, and neurocognitive disorders.
Connecting lived experiences with the latest science of human development
Bring human development to life for your students with Invitation to the Life Span, combining Kathleen Stassen Berger’s engaging narrative style with an inclusive perspective on development across cultures and life stages. Organised into 15 concise chapters and an epilogue, the new edition features updated research on brain development, childhood psychopathology, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19, helping students connect developmental science to real-world contexts.
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