Foreword / James E. Birren -- 1. Psychological Immunity and the Late Onset Disorders / David Gutmann -- Comments / Bertram J. Cohler -- 2. Conceptual and Empirical Advances in Understanding Aging Well Through Proactive Adaptation / Eva Kahana and Boaz Kahana -- Comments / David A. Chiriboga -- 3. Continuities and Discontinuities in Very Late Life / Steven H. Zarit -- Comments / Fay Lomax Cook -- 4. Life Course and Persistent Psychiatric Illness: Social Timing, Cohort, and Intervention / Bertram J. Cohler, Susan A. Pickett and Judith A. Cook -- Comments / Morton A. Lieberman -- 5. Continuities and Discontinuities in Gender Identity / Margaret Hellic Huyck -- Comments / Deborah T. Gold -- 6. A Non-Normative Old Age Contrast: Elderly Parents Caring for Offspring with Mental Retardation / Sheldon S. Tobin -- Comments / Boaz Kahana and Eva Kahana -- 7. Perspective on Adult Life Crises / Morton A. Lieberman -- Comments / David Gutmann.
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In this volume distinguished scholars explore and apply the theoretical models of continuity and discontinuity to their research in adult development. The chapters address the different ways in which continuity is affected by change over the life course, as well as how individuals negotiate and maintain crucial continuities by adaptive change. Topics include adult life crises, illness, sibling relationships, and gender identity. Each chapter is followed by an insightful commentary. This book is a tribute to Bernice L. Neugarten for her contributions to the field of adult development, which inc.
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