Handbook of Midlife Development

FRAMEWORKS AND CONTEXTS.

A View on Midlife Development from Life-Span Theory (U. Staudinger& S. Bluck).

Middle Adulthood in Cultural Perspectives: The Imagined and theExperienced in Three Cultures (U. Menon).

BIOMEDICAL ASPECTS.

Towards a Biology of Middle Age (C. Finch).

The Physical Aging Process in Midlife: Interactions withPsychological and Sociocultural Factors (S. Whitbourne).

Health in Midlife: Toward a Life-Span View (A. Spiro).

Stress, Coping, and Health at Midlife: A Developmental Perspective(C. Aldwin & M. Levenson).

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES.

The Development of Intelligence at Midlife (R. Sternberg, et al.).

Memory in Midlife (R. Dixon, et al.).

Personality and the Self in Midlife (M. Lachman & R.Bertrand).

Emotional Development During the Middle Years (C. Magai & B.Halpern).

Adaptation and Resilience in Midlife (J. Heckhausen).

Generativity in Midlife (D. McAdams).

SOCIAL FACTORS.

The Role of Work in Midlife (H. Sterns & M. Huyck).

Moving into Retirement: Preparation and Transitions in LateMidlife (J. Kim & P. Moen).

Families, Intergenerational Relationships, and Kinkeeping inMidlife (N. Putney & V. Bengtson).

Dynamics of Social Relationships in Midlife (T. Antonucci, etal.).

Author Index.

Subject Index.