Adult Development and Aging with PowerWeb

by Hoyer, William J.; Roodin, Paul A.

• ISBN13: 9780072564884
• ISBN10: 0072564881
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

The fifth edition ofAdult Development and Agingoffers professors and students a clear, comprehensive and current account of the salient issues and concerns that dominate the field of Adult Development. After reading this text, students will have a keen understanding of where adult development and aging has been in the past, where it is right now, and where it will be headed in the future. InAdult Development and Aging, 5eauthors William Hoyer and Paul Roodin combine their expertise in teaching and research to provide clear explanations of the awesome, complex unfolding of development during the adult years. The text presents findings derived from theories and ideas about understanding adulthood and aging in an interdisciplinary, process oriented perspective. Material is organized in terms of the biological, social and cultural contexts in which change occurs during the adult years. Information is presented in the context of young adults growing older in today's world, informed by research and theory.

Table of Contents

1. Adult Development and Aging: An Introduction

2. Cultural and Ethnic Diversity

3. Physiological and Sensory Processes

4. Coping and Adaptation

5. Mental Health Interventions

6. Physical Health and Aging

7. Memory, Attention, and Learning

8. Intelligence and Creativity

9. Cognition, Wisdom, and Expertise

10. Personality

11. Relationships

12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement

13. Approaching Death

Appendix: Developmental Research Methods