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JOURNEY OF ADULTHOOD
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2nd
ISBN13:
9780023081019
ISBN10:
0023081015
Pub. Date:
1/1/1992
Publisher(s):
Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
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The Journey of Adulthood
Summary
This best-selling book discusses the aspects of ¿successful aging,¿ covering growth and development from young adulthood to old age, and the impact that culture, gender, and individual differences have on these processes. Its conversational and positive tone keeps readers interested in the subject matter, as it encourages them to apply the concepts of the book to their own lives. It presents research findings, theories, and models from the fields of developmental psychology, social psychology, health psychology, sociology, and others to discuss topics of prevention, compensation, gains, and losses. For psychologists, sociologists, and gerontologists interested in a valuable resource for information about the aging process.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Defining the Journey: Some Assumptions, Definitions, and Methods | p. 1 |
| Explaining Development in Adulthood | p. 5 |
| Explaining Stability in Adulthood | p. 11 |
| Asking the Questions: Research Designs and Methods | p. 15 |
| Finding the Answers: Collecting and Analyzing Data | p. 21 |
| Theories of Adult Development | p. 31 |
| Conceptual Organization of Theories | p. 32 |
| Theories of Developmental Progress With Stages | p. 33 |
| Developmental Progress Without Stages: Vaillant's Theory of Adaptation to Life | p. 40 |
| Theories of Developmental Change With Stages | p. 41 |
| Theories of Developmental Change Without Stages | p. 50 |
| Additional Theoretical Complexities | p. 53 |
| Some Shared Flaws and Weaknesses in the Theories | p. 54 |
| Physical Changes | p. 59 |
| Theories of Primary Aging | p. 60 |
| Longevity, Life Expectancy, and Life Span | p. 64 |
| Physical Changes over Adulthood | p. 66 |
| The Effects of Physical Aging on Behavior | p. 83 |
| Pulling the Threads Together: An Overview of Physical Changes in Adulthood | p. 88 |
| Some Recurring Themes and Remaining Questions | p. 89 |
| Health and Health Habits | p. 101 |
| Age-Related Patterns in Health and Disease | p. 101 |
| Age Changes in Specific Diseases | p. 107 |
| Age Changes in Mental Health | p. 113 |
| Individual Differences in Health and Disease | p. 118 |
| A Review of Age-Related Health Changes | p. 126 |
| Changes in Cognitive Abilities | p. 133 |
| Intelligence | p. 133 |
| Memory | p. 140 |
| Real-World Cognition | p. 146 |
| Individual Differences in Cognitive Change | p. 153 |
| Review of Age Changes and Search for Balance | p. 160 |
| Social Roles | p. 165 |
| Social Role Transitions | p. 166 |
| Gender Roles and Gender Stereotypes | p. 167 |
| Social Roles in Early Adulthood | p. 169 |
| Social Roles in Middle Adulthood | p. 180 |
| Social Roles in Late Adulthood | p. 187 |
| Social Roles in Atypical Families | p. 189 |
| The Effect of Variations in Timing | p. 192 |
| Development of Relationships | p. 199 |
| Development of Adult Relationships: Some Theories | p. 200 |
| Intimate Partnerships in Adulthood | p. 205 |
| Relationships with Other Family Members | p. 222 |
| Friendships in Adulthood | p. 228 |
| Review of Social Relationships in Adulthood | p. 230 |
| Work and Retirement | p. 239 |
| Importance of Work in Adulthood | p. 240 |
| Selecting a Career | p. 245 |
| Age Trends in Work Experience | p. 250 |
| Work and Personal Life | p. 254 |
| Retirement | p. 262 |
| Effects of Retirement | p. 267 |
| A Concluding Note | p. 273 |
| Personality Stability and Change | p. 279 |
| Personality Trait Structures | p. 280 |
| Personality Development | p. 290 |
| Personality Stability or Change | p. 302 |
| The Growth of Meaning | p. 310 |
| Why a Chapter on the Growth of Meaning? | |
| How Can We Study Possible Age Changes in Meaning Systems? | p. 311 |
| Religious Participation over Adulthood | p. 312 |
| The Development of Meaning Systems over Adulthood | p. 313 |
| Integrating Meaning and Personality: A Preliminary Theoretical Synthesis | p. 323 |
| The Process of Transition | p. 326 |
| Commentary and Conclusions | p. 328 |
| Stress and Resistance | p. 334 |
| A Few Theories of Stress | p. 336 |
| Effects of Stress on Adult Functioning | p. 340 |
| Individual Differences in Stress Experience and Response | p. 343 |
| Resistance Resources | p. 347 |
| Specific Types of Stressful Events in Adulthood | p. 352 |
| Themes of Adult Development | p. 363 |
| Young Adulthood: From 18 to 25 | p. 365 |
| Early Adulthood: From 25 to 40 | p. 366 |
| Middle Adulthood: From 40 to 65 | p. 368 |
| Late Adulthood: From 65 to 75 | p. 372 |
| Late-Late Adulthood: From 75 Until Death | p. 374 |
| Death and Dying | p. 381 |
| The Meanings of Death | p. 381 |
| Fear and Anxiety About Death | p. 382 |
| Preparation for Death | p. 384 |
| The Process of Dying | p. 384 |
| Where Death Occurs | p. 389 |
| Physician-Assisted Suicide | p. 392 |
| After Death: Rituals and Grieving | p. 393 |
| Living and Dying: A Final Word | p. 397 |
| The Successful Journey: Individual Differences in Adult Development | p. 401 |
| Variations in Successful Adult Development | p. 402 |
| A Model of Adult Growth and Development: Trajectories and Pathways | p. 409 |
| A Last Look at the Model | p. 415 |
| References | p. 419 |
| Glossary | p. 453 |
| Credits | p. 469 |
| Author Index | p. 472 |
| Subject Index | p. 477 |
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