Dimensions of human behavior : the changing life course /: the changing life course. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Changing life course
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Virginia Commonwealth University Emerita and contributors.
• Other Names: Hutchison, Elizabeth D
• Contents: Case Studies; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: A Life Course Perspective; A Definition of the Life Course Perspective; Theoretical Roots of the Life Course Perspective; Basic Concepts of the Life Course Perspective; Major Themes of the Life Course Perspective; Strengths and Limitations of the Life Course Perspective; Integration With a Multidimensional, Multitheoretical Approach; Chapter 2: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth; Sociocultural Organization of Childbearing; Reproductive Genetics; Control Over Conception and Pregnancy; Fetal Development; Pregnancy and the Life Course; At-Risk Newborns; Special Parent Populations; Risk and Protective Factors in Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth; Chapter 3: Infancy and Toddlerhood; Developmental Niche and Typical Infant and Toddler Development; Physical Development; Cognitive Development; Socioemotional Development; The Role of Play; Developmental Disruptions; Child Care Arrangements in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Infants and Toddlers in the Multigenerational Family; Risks to Healthy Infant and Toddler Development; Protective Factors in Infancy and Toddlerhood; Chapter 4: Early Childhood; Typical Development in Early Childhood; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood in the Multigenerational Family; Risks to Healthy Development in Early Childhood; Protective Factors in Early Childhood; Chapter 5: Middle Childhood; Historical Perspective on Middle Childhood; Middle Childhood in the Multigenerational Family; Development in Middle Childhood; Middle Childhood and Formal Schooling; Special Challenges in Middle Childhood; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Childhood; Chapter 6: Adolescence; The Social Construction of Adolescence Across Time and Space; The Transition From Childhood to Adulthood; Biological Aspects of Adolescence; Psychological Aspects of Adolescence; Social Aspects of Adolescence; Adolescent Spirituality/Religiosity; Adolescent Sexuality; Potential Challenges to Adolescent Development; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Adolescence; Chapter 7: Young Adulthood; A Definition of Young Adulthood; Theoretical Approaches to Young Adulthood; Physical Functioning in Young Adulthood; The Psychological Self; Social Development and Social Functioning; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Young Adulthood; Chapter 8: Middle Adulthood; The Changing Social Construction of Middle Adulthood; Theories of Middle Adulthood; Biological Changes and Physical and Mental Health in Middle Adulthood; Intellectual Changes in Middle Adulthood; Personality Changes in Middle Adulthood; Spiritual Development in Middle Adulthood; Relationships in Middle Adulthood; Work in Middle Adulthood; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Middle Adulthood; Chapter 9: Late Adulthood; Demographics of the Older Population; Cultural Construction of Late Adulthood; Psychosocial Theoretical Perspectives on Social Gerontology; Biological Changes in Late Adulthood; Psychological Changes in Late Adulthood; Social Role Transitions and Life Events of Late Adulthood; The Search for Personal Meaning; Resources for Meeting the Needs of Elderly Persons; Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Late Adulthood; Chapter 10: Very Late Adulthood; Very Late Adulthood: Charting New Territory; Very Late Adulthood in Historical and Cultural Perspective; What We Can Learn From Centenarians; Functional Capacity in Very Late Adulthood; Relationships in Very Late Adulthood; The Housing Continuum; Spirituality in Very Late Adulthood; The Dying Process; Loss, Grief, and Bereavement; The Life Course Completed; References; Glossary; Index; About the Author; About the Contributors;
• Edition: Fifth edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (576 pages)
• Subjects: 302; Social psychology; Human behavior; Life cycle, Human; Social service
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483325088; 1483325083
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