Human Development in Adulthood

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-4757-8590-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 430 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 829 g

Reihe: The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging

is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of adult development in a number of areas both personal and societal, from mental and physical health, to economic and social conditions. Variables including race, gender, economic status, and political and religious affiliation are considered in the discussion of such human issues as - love and marital relations - economic concerns, including employment and living conditions - violence in its various forms, including crime and war - aging and death.
The numerous illustrations, chapter summaries, and glossary will prove especially useful to students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aiken, Lewis R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Erwachsenenpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Study of Adult Development.- 2 The Aging Human Body.- Health and Illness.- Cognitive Development and Change.- Personality Development and Disorders.- Sex, Love, and Marriage.- Families and Friends.- Gender, Race, and Social Status.- Living Environments.- Income, Employment, and Retirement.- Spending, Leisure, and Other Nonemployment Activities.- Crime, War, and Law.- Death, Bereavement, and Widowhood.