Ch. 1. The study of human development -- pt. I. Prenatal development, infancy, and early childhood -- ch. 2. Biological foundations: heredity, prenatal development, and birth -- ch. 3. Tools for exploring the world: physical, perceptual, and motor development -- ch. 4. The emergence of thought and language: cognitive development in infancy and early childhood -- ch. 5. Entering the social world: socioemotional development in infancy and early childhood -- pt. II. School-age children and adolescents -- ch. 6. Off to school: cognitive and physical development in middle childhood -- ch. 7. Expanding social horizons: socioemotional development in middle childhood -- ch. 8. Rites of passage: physical and cognitive development in adolescence -- ch. 9. Moving into the adult social world: socioemotional development in adolescence -- pt. III. Young and middle adulthood -- ch. 10. Becoming an adult: physical, cognitive, and personality development in young adulthood -- ch. 11. Being with others: forming relationships in young and middle adulthood -- ch. 12. Work, leisure, and retirement -- ch. 13. Making it in midlife: the unique challenges of middle adulthood -- pt. IV. Late adulthood -- ch. 14. The personal context or later life: physical, cognitive, and mental health issues -- ch. 15. Social aspects of later life: psychosocial, retirement, relationship, and societal issues -- ch. 16. Dying and bereavement.