1st Edition
The Baby Boomers Grow Up Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife
350 Pages
by
Psychology Press
350 Pages
by
Psychology Press
350 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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The goal of this volume is to examine development in middle age from the perspective of baby boomers -- a unique cohort in the United States defined as those individuals born from 1946 to 1962. This is the largest cohort ever to enter middle age in Western society, and they currently represent approximately one-third of the total U.S. population. The Baby Boomers Grow Up provides contemporary... Read more
Contents: S.K. Whitbourne, S.L. Willis, Preface. Part I: Baby Boomers: Demographic and Theoretical Perspectives. D.J. Eggebeen, S. Sturgeon, Demography of the Baby Boomers. A.J. Stewart, C.M. Torges, Social, Historical, and Developmental Influences on the Psychology of the Baby Boom at Midlife. D.F. Alwin, R.J. McCammon, S.M. Hofer, Studying Boomer Cohorts Within a Demographic and Developmental Context: Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Part II: Physical and Mental Health Issues. N.E. Avis, S. Crawford, Menopause: Recent Research Findings. J.R. Piazza, S.T. Charles, Mental Health Among the Baby Boomers. Part III: Psychosocial Issues. K.M. Jones, S.K. Whitbourne, K.M. Skultety, Identity Processes and the Transition to Midlife Among Baby Boomers. D.M. Almeida, J. Serido, D. McDonald, Daily Life Stressors Early and Late Baby Boomers. M.M. Skaff, The View From the Driver's Seat: Sense of Control in the Baby Boomers at Midlife. S.L. Willis, K.W. Schaie, Cognitive Functioning in the Baby Boomers: Longitudinal and Cohort Effects. Part IV: Functioning in Context. K. Fingerman, M. Dolbin-MacNab, The Baby Boomers and Their Parents: Cohort Influences and Intergenerational Ties. R. Blieszner, K. Roberto, Perspectives on Close Relationships Among the Baby Boomers. S.J. Czaja, Employment and the Baby Boomers: What Can We Expect in the Future? S.K. Whitbourne, S.L. Willis, Summary and Future Directions.
Biography
Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Sherry L. Willis
