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The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of adulthood and aging / edited by Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Martin J. Sliwinski.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Blackwell handbooks of developmental psychologyPublication details: Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 562 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781444347593
  • 1444347594
  • 9781444347623
  • 1444347624
  • 9781444347609
  • 1444347608
Other title:
  • Handbook of adulthood and aging
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wiley-Blackwell handbook of adulthood and aging.DDC classification:
  • 305.26 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1061 .W49 2012eb
Online resources:
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.
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 areasIncludes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the fieldTakes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood.
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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.

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 areasIncludes newly commissioned essays from the top researchers in the fieldTakes a biopsychosocial perspective, covering the biological, psychological and social changes that occur in adulthood.

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