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Pearson+ gives you access to much more than your eTextbook. Most titles also include audiobooks, study notes, flashcards and more to help you thrive in the classroom. For courses in life span development. Human development for helping professionals The Life Span is a comprehensive, in-depth exploration of human development, with perspectives that can be translated into professional best practices for future professionals in education, counseling and social work. It reflects the contemporary view that life span development is a process deeply embedded within and inseparable from the context of family, social network and culture. The 6th Edition expands coverage in many essential areas such as stress, media and technology influences on children, and social information processing; adds useful new features such as chapter vignettes and boxes on key topics; incorporates abundant new research and data where applicable; updates figures and tables throughout; and much more.