Adult development and aging
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Adult development and aging
HarperCollins College Publishers, c1996
4th ed
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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.
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