Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Midlife development in a life course context / Phyllis Moen and Elaine Wethington -- The developing self in midlife -- Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Loren Angiullo Connolly -- The midlife crisis revisited / Stanley D. Rosenberg, Harriet J. Rosenberg, and Michael P. Farrell -- Health and disease in midlife / Susan S. Merrill and Lois M. Verbrugge -- Women's health at midlife / Nancy E. Avis -- Cardiovascular health: a challenge for midlife / Ilene C. Siegler [and others] -- Psychological well-being in midlife / Corey Lee M. Keyes and Carol D. Ryff -- The sense of control in midlife / Margaret Clark-Plaskie and Margie E. Lachman -- Gender roles and gender identity in midlife / Margaret Hellie Huyck -- Intellectual functioning in midlife / Sherry L. Willis and K. Warner Schaie -- A life-span framework for assessing the impact of work on white-collar workers / Bruce J. Avolio and John J. Sosik -- Middle age: new thoughts, new directions / James D. Reid and Sherry L. Willis.

There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.g., clinical psychology and endocrinology). Life in the Middle consolidates main findings across disciplines, with a life-span perspective regarding mid-life. Coverage includes individual development in middle age from the psychological and biological perspectives as well as the sociocultural context in which middle-aged individuals live and work, including physical health in mid-life, psychological well-being, cognitive devel.

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