Frameworks and Contexts -- A View on Midlife Development from Life-Span Theory / Ursula M. Staudinger and Susan Bluck -- Middle Adulthood in Cultural Perspective: The Imagined and the Experienced in Three Cultures / Usha Menon -- Biomedical Aspects -- Toward a Biology of Middle Age / Caleb E. Finch -- The Physical Aging Process in Midlife: Interactions with Psychological and Sociocultural Factors / Susan Krauss Whitbourne -- Health in Midlife: Toward a Life-Span View / Avron Spiro, III -- Stress, Coping, and Health at Midlife: A Developmental Perspective / Carolyn M. Aldwin and Michael R. Levenson -- Psychological Processes -- The Development of Intelligence at Midlife / Robert J. Sternberg, Elena L. Grigorenko, and Stella Oh -- Memory in Midlife / Roger A. Dixon, Cindy M. de Frias, and Scott B. Maitland -- Personality and the Self in Midlife / Margie E. Lachman and Rosanna M. Bertrand -- Emotional Development during the Middle Years / Carol Magai and Beth Halpern -- Adaptation and Resilience in Midlife / Jutta Heckhausen -- Generativity in Midlife / Dan P. McAdams -- Social Factors -- The Role of Work in Midlife / Harvey L. Sterns and Margaret Hellie Huyck -- Moving into Retirement: Preparation and Transitions in Late Midlife / Jungmeen E. Kim and Phyllis Moen -- Families, Intergenerational Relationships, and Kinkeeping in Midlife / Norella M. Putney and Vern L. Bengtson -- Dynamics of Social Relationships in Midlife / Toni C. Antonucci, Hiroko Akiyama, and Alicia Merline.
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Provides an up-to-date portrayal of human development in the midlife years. Each chapter includes coverage of unifying themes such as gender difference, ethnic variation, cultural diversity, and socioeconomic differences. The book is divided into four sections covering the theoretical, biomedical, psychological and social aspects of midlife development.
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