Development in Adulthood

by Barbara Hansen Lemme

This comprehensive multidisciplinary text presents an empowering view of adulthood, through an examination of the influences of age, gender, cohort, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, and culture. The fourth edition of Development in Adulthood continues its commitment to being the most current, comprehensive, scholarly, and readable text on adult development and aging available. Retaining its theoretical foundations in the life-span developmental perspective and the contextual model of development as represented by Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, its multidisciplinary approach presents an empowering view of adulthood through an examination of the nature and sources of diversity and the influences of age, gender, cohort, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and culture on development. This text has been thoroughly revised to strengthen and polish its pedagogy and organization, at the same time making room for the most current research and thinking in the field and expanded treatment of emerging hot topics. Students will find this topically organized text both an engaging and accessible introduction to the challenges and opportunities of adult life.

Genres: Psychology

576 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1994

Reviews

[Ichwanmuis]

i will read the book please

[Wren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This textbook provides a good overview of various demensions of adult development. Chapters discuss physical, emotional, financial and social development from young adulthood, midlife, through late adulthood. The textbook has good headings, summary sections, and review questions. It draws on the research of hundreds of experts. I read it during my final semester of a master's program in aging studies. It served as a good review. It would also work well for students in their first semester of aging studies or students taking a psychology general education class on issues of adult development.