Adulthood and aging : an interdisciplinary, developmental view

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Adulthood and aging : an interdisciplinary, developmental view

Douglas C. Kimmel

Wiley, c1990

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-602)

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Description

The third edition of an undergraduate text that blends research from psychology, sociology, anthropology, medicine and biology into an interdisciplinary examination of adulthood, the text provides a thorough treatment of early and middle adulthood, and unique interludes and interviews with adults show continuity and change over the 15 years since publication of the first edition. Chapters are arranged topically but can be rearranged to support a chronological course if desired.

Table of Contents

Adulthood: Developmental Theory and Research. Psychosocial Processes of Development. Transitions in Adult Development. Cognition, Memory, Intelligence, and Wisdom in Adulthood. Families, Menopause, Sexuality, and Single. Work, Retirement, and Leisure. Biological Aspects of Aging. Personality and Psychopathology. Growing Old in a Changing World.

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