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Change and Continuity in Adult Life
ISBN: 978-1-55542-249-3
Hardcover
342 pages
October 1990, Jossey-Bass
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  • Table of Contents
PrefaceThe Authors
1. Introduction
Part One: How Adults View Themselves at Different Ages
2. Exploring the Self: Objective Impressions
3. Further Explorations of the Self: Subjective Descriptions
4. Being Flexible Versus Rigid
5. Reactions to Social Change
5. Reactions to Social Change
6. Effects of Childhood Deprivation an Adult Adaptability
7. Impact of Life Stress: Crisis or Challenge?
8. Influence of Mythical and Forgotten Stressors
9. Resources and Deficits: Clues to How Adults Handle Stress
Part Three: What Matters Most at the Four Stages of Adulthood
10. Goals and Values: Giving Life Meaning11. Sense of Commitment: A Fundamental Human Concern12. Having Enough Life Satisfaction: The Measure of Life's Quality13. Epilogue: Charting Change and Continuity over the Life Course