ABSTRACT
This volume presents a systematic examination of the impact of social structures on individual behaviors and on their development in adulthood and old age. These papers and responses attempt to improve the reciprocal relationship between changes in social macro- and micro-structures and the process of psychological development in relation to issues of human aging. Using and combining concepts and data from various fields, this research promotes a better understanding of the effects of demographic patterns and social structures on the psychological development of adults.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1b|16 pages
“What Develops in Adulthood?”
A Developmentalist's Response to Atchley's Demographic View
chapter 2b|9 pages
Youthful Designs for Research on Aging
A Response to Lawton's Theoretical Challenge
chapter 4|19 pages
Social Structure Effects and Experimental Situations
Mutual Lessons of Cognitive and Social Science
chapter 6b|7 pages
Social Structure and Interpersonal Relations
A Discussion of Alice Rossi's Chapter
