Author: Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Co
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: developing, countries, adulthood, transitions, global, changing, growing
Number of Pages: 720
Published: 2005-05-27
List price: $74.00
ISBN-10: 030909528X
ISBN-13: 9780309095280

The transition to adulthood is a critical stage in human development during which young people leave childhood behind, and take on new roles and responsibilities. Recognizing the need to learn more about this crucial period of life, the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine convened a panel of experts to examine how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programmes. According to the panel’s findings, important tran

Author: Erik H. Erikson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Keywords: adulthood
Number of Pages: 276
Published: 1978-03
List price: $24.85
ISBN-10: 0393090868
ISBN-13: 9780393090864

Author: Stephen F. Hamilton
Publisher: Free Press
Keywords: adulthood, apprenticeship
Number of Pages: 223
Published: 1990-03-12
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0029137055
ISBN-13: 9780029137055

As America’s need for productive workers increases, Hamilton explains how apprenticeship would exploit workplaces as learning environments, helping young people to make the crucial connections between school learning, community participation, and a satisfying, constructive life’s work.

Author: Patricia Howlin
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: adulthood, preparing, autism
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1996-12-26
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 0415115329
ISBN-13: 9780415115322

Autism in Adulthood focuses on adults with autism and their families. By using information from research studies and treatment programs, it will provide a practical resource for parents, carers and autistic people themselves. The book discusses the problems and solutions related to educational and occupational attainments and ways of coping with psychiatric and other difficulties, and fostering independence in later life. The focus is not on cures or miracles but on the improvement in quality of life.

Author: Patricia Howlin
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: adulthood, preparing, autism
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1996-12-24
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 0415115310
ISBN-13: 9780415115315

Autism is a life-long, often devastating disorder, that profoundly affects almost every aspect of an individual’s functioning. Impairments in communication limit the ability to understand what is happening or why, and make it almost impossible to effectively control events, or people or the enviroment. Autism: Preparing for Adulthood focuses on adults with autism and their families. By using information from research studies and treatment programmes, it provides a practical resource for parents, carers and autistic people themselves. Autism: Preparing for Adulthood discusses the problem

Author: Dr. Jane Kroger
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: adulthood, adolescence, development, identity
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2006-07-11
List price: $55.95
ISBN-10: 0761929606
ISBN-13: 9780761929604

This volume highlights identity development from early adolescence through late adulthood and provides a valuable resource for university students as well as human services professionals. This Second Edition of Identity Development: Adolescence Through Adulthood presents an overview of the five general theoretical orientations to the question of what constitutes identity, as well as the strengths and limitations of each approach. The volume then describes key biological, psychological, and contextual issues during each phase of adolescence and adulthood. Following these major adolescence and a

Authors:Barbara R. Bjorklund, Helen L. Bee,
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Keywords: adulthood, journey
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2007-02-11
List price: $147.00
ISBN-10: 0131888323
ISBN-13: 9780131888326

This best-selling book discusses the aspects of “successful aging,” covering growth and development from young adulthood to old age, and the impact that culture, gender, and individual differences have on these processes. Its conversational and positive tone keeps readers interested in the subject matter, as it encourages them to apply the concepts of the book to their own lives. It presents research findings, theories, and models from the fields of developmental psychology, social psychology, health psychology, sociology, and others to discuss topics of prevention, compensation, gains,