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UNIT I. FOUNDATIONS.  1. Basic Concepts and Methods.  2. Theories of Development.  3. Prenatal Development and Birth. Policy Question-What legal protection is there for the pregnant mother and her fetus? UNIT II. INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD.  4. Physical and Cognitive Development in Infancy.  5. Social and Personality Development in Infancy.  6. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood.  7. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood. Policy Question-What are the effects of childhood poverty in Canada? UNIT III. MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE.  8. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood.  9. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood. 10. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence. 11. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence. Policy Question-What can be done about gambling among Canadian youth? UNIT IV. EARLY AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD. 12. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood. 13. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood. 14. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood. 15. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood. Policy Question-What is the changing status of Canadian couples? UNIT V. LATE ADULTHOOD AND THE END OF LIFE. 16. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood. 17. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood. 18. Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Policy Question-Do people have a right to die? PRACTICE TESTS