This book analyzes the middle years of the lifespan, discussing the many different facets of adult development. This text studies the various changes experienced by middle-aged adults, explaining how these different experiences interrelate, and how a better understanding of them can foster successful midlife development. Using a diverse set of longitudinal data, the volume aims to provide a broad perspective by examining the similarities and differences in the midlife experience as a function of gender, social class, and birth cohort. The book offers advice on the enormous potential and promise which is possible amid the gains and losses of the middle years.
- ISBN10 0226467589
- ISBN13 9780226467580
- Publish Date 15 May 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Chicago Press
- Edition 2nd ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 504
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9780226467580