
Human Development in Adulthood
Lewis R. Aiken(Author)
Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.
Published on 31. January 1998
Book
Hardback
IX, 430 pages
978-0-306-45734-0 (ISBN)
Description
Human Development in Adulthood
is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of adult development in a number of areas both personal and societal, from mental and physical health, to economic and social conditions. Variables including race, gender, economic status, and political and religious affiliation are considered in the discussion of such human issues as - love and marital relations - economic concerns, including employment and living conditions - violence in its various forms, including crime and war - aging and death.
The numerous illustrations, chapter summaries, and glossary will prove especially useful to students.
The numerous illustrations, chapter summaries, and glossary will prove especially useful to students.
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Series
Edition
1998 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Springer Science+Business Media
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
IX, 430 p.
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1027 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-45734-0 (9780306457340)
DOI
10.1007/b108359
Schweitzer Classification
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Lewis R. Aiken
Human Development in Adulthood
E-Book
12/2005
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
€149.79
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Content
The Study of Adult Development.- 2 The Aging Human Body.- Health and Illness.- Cognitive Development and Change.- Personality Development and Disorders.- Sex, Love, and Marriage.- Families and Friends.- Gender, Race, and Social Status.- Living Environments.- Income, Employment, and Retirement.- Spending, Leisure, and Other Nonemployment Activities.- Crime, War, and Law.- Death, Bereavement, and Widowhood.