Chapter 11 explores the ways culture shapes developmental processes and outcomes throughout the lifespan. It discusses models of development, childbirth, cross-cultural childbirth comparisons, infant mortality, infancy, infant sleeping arrangements, temperament, goodness of fit, and culture and temperament. Childhood subtopics include socialization processes, culture-specific and cross-cultural childhood studies, gender socialization and culture, and moral development models. Adolescent subtopics include 21st century experiences, parent–adolescent conflict, culture–specific studies, body image, rites of passage, social media use, and dating. Emerging adulthood topics include self and identity, love and sexuality, and media and technology. Late adulthood subtopics include culture and aging, culture–specific and cross-cultural studies, and Alzheimer’s disease and culture. This chapter includes a case study, Culture Across Disciplines box, chapter summary, key terms, a What Do Other Disciplines Do? section, thought-provoking questions, and class and experiential activities.