This comprehensive, multidisciplinary book presents an empowering view of adulthood through an examination of the influences of age, gender, cohort, race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, and culture. Readers of all ages will find this engaging, accessible introduction to the challenges and opportunities of adult life to be relevant to both their personal and vocational lives. For psychologists, nurses, gerontologists, counselors, social workers, or anyone interested in adult development and aging.
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.