| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 363 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
The life cycle and its seasons -- Eras: the anatomy of the life cycle -- Developmental periods: the evolution of the individual life structure -- Four men -- The novice phase: the early adult transition, entering the adult world, and the age thirty transition -- Major tasks of the novice phase -- The life of James Tracy, executive (I) -- The life of William Paulsen, worker -- Settling down: building a second adult life structure -- Five sequences through the settling down period -- The life of James Tracy (II) -- The life of Paul Namson, novelist -- The mid-life transition -- Mid-life individuation: young-old, the major polarity -- Mid-life individuation: the other polarities -- Modifying the life structure during the mid-life transition -- The life of John Barnes, biologist -- Entering middle adulthood -- The life of James Tracy (III) -- Tasks and possibilities of adult development. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Middle-aged men -- Psychology.
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Men -- psychology.
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Middle Aged -- psychology.
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| Added Author |
Levinson, Daniel J. (Daniel Jacob), 1920-1994.
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| ISBN |
039440694X |
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