Adult Development and Aging: WITH Powerweb
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
5th Edition
Published on 1. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-07-121415-5 (ISBN)
Description
The fifth edition of "Adult Development and Aging" offers professors and students a clear, comprehensive and current account of the salient issues and concerns that dominate the field of Adult Development. After reading this text, students will have a keen understanding of where adult development and aging has been in the past, where it is right now, and where it will be headed in the future. In "Adult Development and Aging, 5th Edition", authors William Hoyer and Paul Roodin combine their expertise in teaching and research to provide clear explanations of the awesome, complex unfolding of development during the adult years. This text presents findings derived from theories and ideas about understanding adulthood and aging, in an interdisciplinary, process oriented perspective. Material is organized in terms of the biological, social and cultural contexts in which change occurs during the adult years. Information is presented in the context of young adults growing older in today's world, informed by research and theory.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1179 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-121415-5 (9780071214155)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Adult Development and Aging: An Introduction2. Cultural and Ethnic Diversity3. Physiological and Sensory Processes4. Coping and Adaptation 5. Mental Health Interventions6. Physical Health and Aging7. Memory, Attention, and Learning8. Intelligence and Creativity9. Cognition, Wisdom, and Expertise10. Personality11. Relationships12. Work, Leisure, and Retirement13. Approaching DeathAppendix: Developmental Research Methods