Life in the Middle
Subtitle: Psychological and Social Development in Middle Age
Contributors: Sherry L. Willis (Editor); James B. Reid (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: January 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780127572307
Subjects: Elderly; Geriatric medicine; Social, group or collective psychology; Social Science; Middle-aged persons; Psychology Of Adulthood; Sociology Of Adulthood; Psychology; Sociology; Personality; Developmental - General; Gerontology; Mental Health; Medical / Geriatrics; Medical-Gerontology; Medical-Mental Health; Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology; Middle age; Middle aged persons; Psychological aspects; Social aspects
First sentence: The belief that "midlife" comprises a separate and distinct stage of life is a recent cultural construction, originating only in the twentieth century (Skolnick, 1991).