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Title
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AGING VIEWED FROM A LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE.
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Creator
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TAYLOR, REBECCA CATHERINE., Florida Atlantic University, Britt, David, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
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Abstract/Description
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Developmental research has typically focused on one specific and rather narrowly defined age group. It is suggested that attention to a life-span perspective is increasing and that potentially such a perspective will integrate our concept of human development, especially in regard to the study of aging. Toward this end, the paper discusses paradigm differences in the definition of development and how these definitions have affected previous developmental studies. The developmental theories of...
Show moreDevelopmental research has typically focused on one specific and rather narrowly defined age group. It is suggested that attention to a life-span perspective is increasing and that potentially such a perspective will integrate our concept of human development, especially in regard to the study of aging. Toward this end, the paper discusses paradigm differences in the definition of development and how these definitions have affected previous developmental studies. The developmental theories of Piaget, Mead, and Erikson are presented as a broad theoretical framework for life-span research. Methodological implications of a life-span perspective are considered.
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Date Issued
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1976
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13816
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Subject Headings
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Aging, Developmental psychology
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Format
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Document (PDF)
