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5. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-07-256488-4
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 1109 g

The fifth edition of Adult Development and Aging offers professors and students a clear, comprehensive and current account of the salient issues and concerns that dominate the field of Adult Development. After reading this text, students will have a keen understanding of where adult development and aging has been in the past, where it is right now, and where it will be headed in the future. In Adult Development and Aging, 5e authors William Hoyer and Paul Roodin combine their expertise in teaching and research to provide clear explanations of the awesome, complex unfolding of development during the adult years. The text presents findings derived from theories and ideas about understanding adulthood and aging in an interdisciplinary, process oriented perspective. Material is organized in terms of the biological, social and cultural contexts in which change occurs during the adult years. Information is presented in the context of young adults growing older in today’s world, informed by research and theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoyer, William J

Roodin, Paul A

Rybash, John Michael

Rybash, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Adult Development and Aging: An Introduction2. Cultural and Ethnic Diversity3. Physiological and Sensory Processes4. Coping and Adaptation 5. Mental Health Interventions6. Physical Health and Aging7. Memory, Attention, and Learning8. Intelligence and Creativity9. Cognition, Wisdom, and Expertise10. Personality11. Relationships12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement13. Approaching DeathAppendix: Developmental Research Methods