Adulthood and aging : research on continuities and discontinuities / Vern L. Bengtson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bengtson, Vern L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adulthood--Psychological aspects.

Adulthood.

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub., c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this volume distinguished scholars explore and apply the theoretical models of continuity and discontinuity to their research in adult development. The chapters address the different ways in which continuity is affected by change over the life course, as well as how individuals negotiate and maintain crucial continuities by adaptive change. Topics include adult life crises, illness, sibling relationships, and gender identity. Each chapter is followed by an insightful commentary. This book is a tribute to Bernice L. Neugarten for her contributions to the field of adult development, which inc

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; 1 Psychological Immunity and the Late Onset Disorders; 2 Conceptual and Empirical Advances in Understanding Aging Well Through Proactive Adaptation; 3 Continuities and Discontinuities in Very Late Life; 4 Life Course and Persistent Psychiatric Illness: Social Timing, Cohort, and Intervention; 5 Continuities and Discontinuities in Gender Identity; 6 A Non-Normative Old Age Contrast: Elderly Parents Caring for Offspring with Mental Retardation; 7 Perspective on Adult Life Crises; 8 In Search of Continuities and Discontinuities Across Time and Culture

9 On-Time, Off-Time, Out of Time? Reflections on Continuity and Discontinuity from an Illness Process10 Continuities and Discontinuities in Sibling Relationships Across the Life Span; 11 Modified-Extended Families Over Time: Discontinuity in Parts, Continuity in Wholes; 12 Continuities and Discontinuities in Intergenerational Relationships Over Time; 13 Continuities and Discontinuities in Public Policy on Aging; 14 Public Support for Programs for Older Americans: Continuities Amidst Threats of Discontinuities; 15 Looking at Our Future Selves: Neugarten as Gerontology's Seer

16 Profile of Bernice L. NeugartenIndex

Notes:

"A tribute to Bernice Neugarten."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81873-9

9786611818739

0-8261-9271-8

OCLC:

476263157