The Seasons of a man's life /
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Knopf, c1978. |
| Description: | xiv, 363 p. ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/227645 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- I. A View of Adult Development
- 1. The Life Cycle and Its Seasons
- 2. Eras: The Anatomy of the Life Cycle
- 3. Developmental Periods: The Evolution of the Individual Life Structure
- 4. Four Men
- II. The Novice Phase of Early Adulthood
- 5. The Novice Phase: The Early Adult Transition, Entering the Adult World, and the Age Thirty Transition
- 6. Major Tasks of the Novice Phase
- 7. The Life of James Tracy, Executive (I)
- 8. The Life of William Paulsen, Worker
- III. The Settling Down Period
- 9. Settling Down: Building a Second Adult Life Structure
- 10. Five Sequences Through the Settling Down Period
- 11. The Life of James Tracy (II)
- 12. The Life of Paul Namson, Novelist
- IV. The Mid-Life Transition and Entering Middle Adulthood
- 13. The Mid-life Transition
- 14. Mid-life Individuation: Young/Old, the Major Polarity
- 15. Mid-life Individuation: The Other Polarities
- 16. Modifying the Life Structure During the Mid-life Transition
- 17. The Life of John Barnes, Biologist
- 18. Entering Middle Adulthood
- 19. The Life of James Tracy (III)
- V. Conclusions
- 20. Tasks and Possibilities of Adult Development
- Notes
- Permissions Acknowledgments
- Index