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Tables of Contents for Adulthood and Aging
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Adulthood: Developmental Theory and Research
2
41
Life Span Human Development
7
2
Developmental Theories of the Life Cycle
9
14
Buhler's Theory of the Course of Human Life
9
2
Jung's Concept of the Stages of Life
11
2
Erikson's Ages of Life in Adulthood
13
4
Levinson's Analysis of Developmental Periods
17
1
Riegel's Dialectical Analysis of Development
18
1
Stability of Development
19
2
Pluralistic Approach to Development
21
1
Conclusion
22
1
Individual Life Cycles and Historical Time
23
16
Cohort Effects
25
3
Historical Period (Time) Effects
28
2
Developmental Research Methodology
30
1
The Meaning of Age in Developmental Research
31
3
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Research Strategies
34
1
Age, Time of Study, and Year of Birth (Cohort)
35
2
Example: Change in Intelligence with Age
37
2
Chapter Summary
39
2
Key Words
41
1
Review Questions
41
2
INTERLUDE GEORGE, Age 27
43
51
Psychosocial Processes of Development
54
40
Symbolic Interaction Approach to Adulthood
57
10
The Self
58
1
Development of the Self
59
2
Taking the Attitude of the Other
61
2
Self-Consciousness
63
1
The Self and Mind
64
1
The Self in Adulthood
65
1
Conclusion
66
1
Social Timing Factors: Norms, Status, and Roles
67
9
Age Norms
67
3
Age Status Systems
70
1
Age-Gender Roles
70
2
Ageism: Age Norms and Social Bias
72
2
The Social Clock
74
2
Socialization: Learning Norms and Roles
76
6
The Socialization Process
76
1
Anticipatory Socialization and Resocialization
77
2
Socialization in Adulthood
79
3
Adult Development: A Social Interaction perspective
82
9
Timing in Adult Development
82
3
The Meaning of Experience
85
2
Stability and Change in Adulthood
87
4
Chapter Summary
91
1
Key Words
92
1
Review Questions
92
2
INTERLUDE GEORGE, Age 43
94
49
Transitions in Adult Development
102
41
Transitions in the Life Cycle
104
7
Normative and Idiosyncratic Transitions
105
2
Internal and External Causes of Transitions
107
2
Transitions and Crises
109
2
Developmental Periods of Early Adulthood
111
13
Early Adult Transition
115
2
Entering the Adult World
117
4
Age 30 Transition
121
2
Settling Down
123
1
The Midlife Transition
124
11
Developmental Changes and Issues at Midlife
125
8
The Family and the Midlife Transition
133
2
Themes and Variations in Middle Age
135
5
Cohort and Historical Influences
137
1
Psychosocial Issues
138
1
Research Issues
139
1
Chapter Summary
140
1
Key Words
141
1
Review Questions
142
1
INTERLUDE Theresa, Age 34
143
55
Cognition, Memory, Intelligence, and Wisdom in Adulthood
154
44
Cognitive Development in Adulthood
157
15
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development: Formal Operations
158
3
Postformal Styles of Thinking
161
11
Information processing and Aging
172
11
Speed of Response and Aging
173
2
Memory and Aging
175
7
Conclusion
182
1
Intelligence and Aging
183
8
Age Changes in Intelligence: Seattle Longitudinal Study
186
2
How Much Difference Does a Difference Make?
188
1
Expertise and Encapsulation
189
2
Wisdom
191
2
Conclusion
193
1
Chapter Summary
194
2
Key Words
196
1
Review Questions
196
2
INTERLUDE Murray, Age 48
198
67
Families, Menopause, Sexuality, and Singles
210
55
Families
212
27
Extended, Nuclear, and Modified Extended Families
213
3
Ethnic Variations among Families
216
2
The Family Cycle
218
21
Menopause
239
5
Physical Effects of Menopause
240
1
Psychological Symptoms and Menopause
241
3
Similarities and Differences in Sexual Response
244
8
The Sexual Response Cycle
245
2
Sexuality and Aging
247
5
Singles: The Unmarried and the Previously Married
252
9
Divorced and Separated Persons
252
3
Gay and Lesbian Persons
255
2
Unmarried Heterosexuals
257
4
Conclusion
261
1
Chapter Summary
261
2
Key Words
263
1
Review Questions
263
2
INTERLUDE Murray, Age 54 and Age 64
265
62
Work, Retirement, and Leisure
276
51
Work and the Life Cycle
279
13
Identity and Generativity
279
1
Occupation and Family
280
3
Women in the Work Force
283
6
Work, Family, and the Child
289
3
The Occupational Cycle
292
12
Occupational Choice
293
5
Entry into the Occupation
298
2
One Life---One Career?
300
1
Variations in the Occupational Cycle
301
2
The Career Clock
303
1
Retirement: A Major Milestone
304
15
Retirement as an Event
305
3
Economic Issues
308
4
Health
312
1
Sociocultural Aspects
313
3
Psychological Factors
316
3
Changing Leisure Values
319
5
Chapter Summary
324
1
Key Words
325
1
Review Questions
325
2
INTERLUDE Joan, Age 67
327
63
Biological Aspects of Aging
336
54
Theories of Aging and Mortality
339
13
Hereditary Factors
339
3
External Factors
342
3
Usual versus Successful Aging
345
1
Physiological Theories of Aging
346
5
Implications
351
1
Disease: A Most Important Consideration
352
4
Aging versus Disease among Healthy Elderly Subjects
353
3
Physical and Physiological Changes with Aging
356
13
Physical Characteristics
358
1
Sleep
359
1
Sense Organs
360
3
Osteoporosis
363
1
Prevalence of Disease among the Aged
364
5
Psychology and Health
369
17
Cardiovascular Disease
371
2
Health and a Sense of Control
373
2
Stress and Health
375
6
Personality, Health, and Self-Reported Symptoms
381
2
Behavioral Medicine
383
2
Conclusion
385
1
Chapter Summary
386
2
Key Words
388
1
Review Questions
388
2
INTERLUDE Henry, Age 75
390
59
Personality and Psychopathology
394
55
Gender Differences in Personality
397
11
Gender Roles and Stereotypes
398
4
Personality Similarities: Androgyny
402
6
Continuity and Change in Personality over Time
408
12
Personality Trait Perspective
411
3
Behavioral Perspective
414
1
Personality as Process
415
1
Dialectical Model of Personality
416
1
Continuity Theory of Aging
417
2
Conclusion
419
1
Patterns of Personality Stability and Change in Adulthood
420
13
Kansas City Studies of Adult Personality
420
7
Aging and Self-Conceptions
427
1
Stress and Personality in Adulthood
428
2
Importance of a Confident and Social Support
430
3
Aging and Psychopathology
433
12
Institutionalized Elderly Persons
433
1
Psychological Disorders and Biological Changes
434
1
Depression
435
1
Suicide
436
2
Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and ``Senility''
438
6
Mental Health Services and Older Adults
444
1
Chapter Summary
445
2
Key Words
447
1
Review Questions
447
2
INTERLUDE David, Age 65
449
63
Growing Old in a Changing World
456
56
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Aging
458
6
Aging in Different Cultures
459
3
Effects of Industrialization
462
1
Studies of Communities with Long-Living People
463
1
Conclusion
464
1
Aging and the Social Context
464
14
Historical Overview: 1900 to 1990
465
3
Growth of the Older Population
468
3
Aging and the Social Structure
471
2
Ethnic Differences and Aging
473
5
Aging in an Aging Society
478
28
Income
480
5
Health Care
485
13
Quality of Life
498
8
Education and Occupations in Gerontology
506
2
Chapter Summary
508
2
Key Words
510
1
Review Questions
510
2
INTERLUDE Mrs. K., Age 89
512
55
Dying and Bereavement
520
47
Developmental Changes Preceding Death
524
16
Erikson's Eighth Stage: Integrity versus Despair
525
1
Existential Anxiety and Death
526
1
Studies on the Acceptance of Death
527
4
The Life Review Process
531
6
Psychological Changes Predicting Nearness to Death
537
3
The Dying Process
540
13
Reactions during the Dying Process
543
5
Critique of the Kubler-Ross Approach
548
2
The Hospice Concept
550
3
Bereavement and Grief
553
10
Psychological Reactions to Bereavement
555
1
Bereavement and Health
556
2
The Process of Mourning
558
2
Social Aspects of Bereavement
560
3
Epilogue
563
1
Chapter Summary
563
2
Key Words
565
1
Review Questions
565
2
References
567
36
Glossary
603
8
Photo Credits
611
2
Author Index
613
2
Subject Index
615