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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of adulthood and aging / edited by Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Martin J. Sliwinski ; contributors, Jason C. Allaire [and fifty-one others].

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Whitbourne, Susan Krauss, editor.
Sliwinski, Martin J., editor.
Allaire, Jason C., contributor.
Series:
Blackwell handbooks of developmental psychology.
Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aging--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Aging.
Adulthood--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Adulthood.
Gerontology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gerontology.
Physical Description:
xxi, 562 p. : ill., maps.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Summary:
This exceptional collection draws on the most recent demographic data and combines classic research with cutting-edge approaches to provide an invaluable overview of the developmental psychology of the adult years. * Covers a wide range of topics within adult development and aging, from theoretical perspectives to specific content areas * Includes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the field * Takes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood
Contents:
pt. 1. Foundations
pt. 2. Physical changes and health
pt. 3. Cognition
pt. 4. Personality
pt. 5. Abnormal aging
pt. 6. Social processes
pt. 7. Well-being and creativity.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9786613407702
9781119237884
1119237882
9781444347623
1444347624
9781782685258
1782685251
9781283407700
1283407701
9781118392966
1118392965
9781444347593
1444347594
9781444347609
1444347608
OCLC:
783117015

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