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Young  \nTHE AMERICAN FATHER Biocultural and Developmental Aspects Wade C. Mackey  \nTHE DEVELOPMENT OF LOGIC IN ADULTHOOD Postformal Thought and Its Applications  \nJan D. Sinnott  \nHANDBOOK OF AGING AND MENTAL HEALTH An Integrative Approach  \nEdited by Jacob Lomranz  \nHANDBOOK OF CLINICAL GEROPSYCHOLOGY Edited by Michel Hersen and Vincent B. Van Hasselt  \nHANDBOOK OF PAIN AND AGING  \nEdited by David I. Mostofsky and Jacob Lomranz  \nHUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD Lewis R. Aiken  \nPSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF OLDER ADULTS An Introductory Text  \nEdited by Michel Hersen and Vincent B. Van Hasselt  \nHuman Development in Adulthood  \nLewis R. Aiken  \nPepperdine University, Retired  \nMalibu, California  \nKluwer Academic Publishers-New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow  \neBook ISBN: 0-306-47146-9  \nPrint ISBN: 0-306-45734-2  \n©2002 Kluwer Academic Publishers  \nNew York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow  \nAll rights reserved  \nNo part of this eBook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without written consent from the Publisher  \nCreated in the United States of America  \nVisit Kluwer Online at: [http://www.kluweronline.com](http://www.kluweronline.com)  \nand Kluwer's eBookstore at: [http://www.ebooks.kluweronline.com](http://www.ebooks.kluweronline.com)  \nPreface  \nHuman Development in Adulthood is designed as a comprehensive overview of adult development for students of psychology, sociology, and social work, as well as those planning to enter nursing and other health-related or humanservice professions. It is written so anyone who is interested in the topic can learn and benefit from reading the material. Concepts, theories, research findings, and practical implications of the information are all presented thoroughly and understandably. In addition to physical, cognitive, personality, social, and sexual development in adulthood, the book deals with gender and ethnic group differences and issues, love and marital relations, living conditions and economic problems, crime and war, and aging and death.  \nThis book is interdisciplinary, including concepts, theories, and research findings from biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, political science, and other disciplines. Emphasis is placed on the fact that human beings are similar in many ways, but that everyone is a unique entity with his or her own perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors. Each person of a particular age, sex, race, culture, and socioeconomic status is shaped somewhat differently by the interaction between biological, psychological, and social structures and events.  \nA guiding theme of the book is that, rather than ending with childhood and adolescence, development and change continue across the life span. People do not abruptly cease being children and become adolescents overnight, nor do they stop being adolescents at age 18 and suddenly become adults. Human development is much more gradual than that, and we may scarcely notice when boys and girls turn into adults. Adulthood is both a transition between the beginning and end of life and a continuing journey from youth to old age. It is often convenient to divide that journey into a series of stages, but the stages are rarely abrupt breaks with the past. Like other journeys, adulthood is one in which later circumstances are affected by earlier experiences and choices. Not only are adults similar to and different from each other but also they are similar to and different from what they were at earlier stages of development.  \nThe organizational plan of the book reflects the fact that, although indi-  \nvi Preface  \nvidual development is punctuated occasionally by sudden leaps, there is a great deal of","cbCaitXYUiA4H9wZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitXYUiA4H9wZ","pdf",5291154,441,"English","# Preface\n## Adult Development Overview\n## Interdisciplinary Framework\n## Lifespan Continuity and Transitions","[{\"question\":\"What audience is the book designed for?\",\"answer\":\"The preface states the book is written for students of psychology, sociology, and social work, and also for those planning to enter nursing and other health-related or humanservice professions.\"},{\"question\":\"Which areas of development in adulthood does the book cover?\",\"answer\":\"It includes physical, cognitive, personality, social, and sexual development, and discusses gender and ethnic group differences, love and marital relations, living conditions and economic problems, crime and war, and aging and death.\"},{\"question\":\"What guiding theme does the preface emphasize about development across the life span?\",\"answer\":\"Development and change continue across the life span, with adulthood described as a gradual continuation from youth to old age rather than a sharp break from earlier stages.\"}]","Human Development in Adulthood - Preface | PDF",154]