Life-Span and Change in a Gerontological Perspective

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages xi-xii
FOREWORD, Pages xiii-xiv, HANS THOMAE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xv
1 - LIFE-SPAN AND CHANGE IN A GERONTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, Pages 3-11, Joep M.A. Munnichs, Erhard Olbrich
INTRODUCTION TO TRAIT-ORIENTED STUDIES, Pages 15-16, J.M.
2 - COMMON PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS OR COMMON ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE LIFE-SPAN?, Pages 17-44, Norma Haan
3 - EARLY ADULT ANTECEDENTS OF LIFE SATISFACTION AT AGE 70, Pages 45-61, Paul Mussen
4 - INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT IN A LONGITUDINAL PERSPECTIVE, Pages 63-74, Georg Rudinger
INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS-CENTERED STUDIES, Pages 75-76, J.M.
5 - OLD AND FEMALE: PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCOMITANTS OF THE AGING PROCESS IN A GROUP OF OLDER WOMEN, Pages 77-101, Insa Fooken
6 - PERCEIVED UNCHANGEABILITY OF LIFE AND SOME BIOGRAPHICAL CORRELATES, Pages 103-131, Hermann-Josef Fisseni
7 - COPING AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LATER YEARS: A PROCESS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO PERSONALITY AND DEVELOPMENT, Pages 133-155, Erhard Olbrich
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL, INTERGENERATIONAL, AND THEORETICAL STUDIES, Pages 157-159, J.M.
8 - THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT: RECOLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS, Pages 161-175, Henry S. Maas
9 - THE INTERWEAVING OF SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL CHANGE IN ADULTHOOD, Pages 177-209, Marjorie Fiske, David A. Chiriboga
10 - ELDERS AND THE EXTENDED FAMILY SYSTEM: HEALTH, FAMILY, SALIENCE, AND AFFECT, Pages 211-238, Lillian E. Troll, Janice Stapley
11 - THE STUDY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL CHANGE IN LATE LIFE: SOME CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES, Pages 239-255, Peter G. Coleman, Andrew W. McCulloch
12 - THE FAMILY SUPPORT CYCLE: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN THE AGING FAMILY, Pages 257-273, Vern L. Bengtson, Joseph Kuypers
AUTHOR INDEX, Pages 275-279
SUBJECT INDEX, Pages 281-290