Meaning in mid-life transitions
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Meaning in mid-life transitions
State University of New York Press, c1987
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Bibliography: p. 249-260
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book contributes to an understanding of the nature of mid-life transitions and crises by focusing on the unique personal meaning of the transitional experience for the individual. There is an implicit structure to the way in which such a transition is experienced by the individual, and this can be made explicit by the techniques and methods of the approach outlined and illustrated in the book. The value of making this structure explicit is that it enables us to understand and assess the nature and dimensions of the transition, whether or not it will reach crisis proportions, and to assess possible intervention strategies. Meaning in Mid-Life Transitions should be of interest to human service practitioners as well as teachers and students of human development and behavior. It evidences an integrative approach and structural framework, including a series of in-depth clinical and research studies.
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction
2 The Structural Approach: Theory and Methods
3 Themes of Mortality and Finiteness
4 Generativity, Stagnation, and Crises of Identity
5 Crises of Attachment and Separation
6 Crises of Loss and Reattachment
7 Conclusions and Implications
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Index
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