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Theories of Human Development - Stages of Development
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Theories of Human Development Stages of Development It is easy to see life as a series of stages, which people pass through. Babies look and behave very differently from young children, but adolescents are very different children. Infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age can be seen as different stages in life. In past centuries Europeans often saw the human life-span as being like the four seasons of the year. Infancy and childhood were like spring, full of new beginnings and possibilities. Adolescence and early adulthood were like summer - the most exiting and best time of our lives. Adulthood was autumn, a time of harvest and fulfillment. Old age was a winter - a time of decline and death! Shakespeare saw the male life cycle as having seven stages. He runs through them in a famous speech in a play As You Like It, Act 2: scene 7. 1. Infancy 2. The school...
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