Adult development and aging

Author(s)

• Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner)
• Willis, Sherry L.

Bibliographic Information

Adult development and aging

K. Warner Schaie, Sherry L. Willis

HarperCollins College Publishers, c1996

4th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-590) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This comprehensive text encourages students to consider the phenomenon of adult development and aging from a behavioral point of view. Schaie and Willis introduce current theory and research on the major psychological issues and provide background on the social and biological aspects of development that are essential to students' understanding of behavioral age changes.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. Adult Development and Aging: An Introduction. 2. Young Adulthood: Independence vs. Intimacy. 3. The Middle Years: Generativity and responsibility. 4. Late Life: Reintegration or Despair. 5. Research Methodology in Adult Development and Ageing. 6. Families: Interdependent Relationships. 7. Men and Women: Together and Apart. 8. Careers: Earning a Living. 9. Personality Development: Continuity and Change. 10. Motivation Beliefs, Goals, and Affect. 11. Learning and Memory: Acquiring and Retaining Information. 12. Intellectual Development. 13. Biological Development: The Aging Body. 15. The End of Life: Death and Bereavement.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA28648048
• ISBN:
  • 0673994023
• LCCN: 95034260
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 616 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HQ799.95
  • DC20 : 305.24
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Adulthood
  • LCSH : Life cycle, Human
  • LCSH : Adulthood -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Aging -- Psychological aspects