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Adult Development and Aging in a Changing World
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Chapter Outline

APPROACHING THE STUDY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING: AN OVERVIEW

  • What Is Adult Development?
  • How the Study of Adult Development and Aging Evolved
  • A Lifespan Developmental Approach

BASIC CONCEPTS

  • Aspects of Development
  • Periods of Adulthood
  • Meanings of Age
  • Influences on the Course of Adult Development and Aging

CHANGING IMAGES AND REALITIES OF AGING

  • Cultural Views of Aging
  • The Shifting Demographics of Aging
  • The Aging Population: A Profile of Diversity
  • Challenges and Dilemmas of a Graying World
  • New Roles for Older Adults