This book provides a thorough and broad-based survey of gerontology. T he authors are leading experts in their respective domains, and each c hapter reflects the current trends and emerging issues in the field. T opics include mental health, ethnicity, bereavement, caregiving, work, retirement, nursing homes, public policy issues, and much more. This book emphasizes the need to take a broader view of age-related phenome na.
This book provides a thorough and broad-based survey of gerontology. T he authors are leading experts in their respective domains, and each c hapter r...
This volume examines positive development across adulthood with particular emphasis on postformal thought. The editors acknowledge that researchers have compiled a substantial body of descriptive evidence about the styles of thinking used by adults under certain conditions. The questions that remain are whether these styles reflect qualitative changes; how these styles develop; whether there are necessary precursors; why there is content specificity; what the relationship is to physiological or neurological development; whether adults can deliberately control postformal thought; how...
This volume examines positive development across adulthood with particular emphasis on postformal thought. The editors acknowledge that researchers...
This streamlined, readable account of human development gives you the conceptual foundations that enable you to become an educated and critical interpreter of developmental information. ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, 2nd Edition offers an introduction to relevant research and its application to important issues in life-span development. In addition, the text emphasizes the application of human development research across diverse professional settings. If you're pursuing a career related to psychology, education, health, or human sciences -- be it as a nurse, physician,...
This streamlined, readable account of human development gives you the conceptual foundations that enable you to become an educated and critical interp...
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING makes it easier to study and learn. This best-selling development text helps you connect what you're learning with real life while providing you with the tools you need to be successful in your course. Learning objectives, concept checks, review questions (organized by topic heading for quick review), and key terms (with definitions) help you focus on what's important in each chapter.
ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING makes it easier to study and learn. This best-selling development text helps you connect what you're learning with real li...
