2 options
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].
- Format:
- Book
- 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
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.