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Author:   Susan K. Whitbourne (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 140.00cm , Height: 195.00cm , Length: 270.50cm
Weight:   0.093kg
ISBN:  

9781118528921

ISBN 10:   1118528921
Pages:   1656
Publication Date:   25 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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This three-volume encyclopedia set includes a diversity of topics focused on the understanding the physical, mental, and social aspects of aging adults.....the set will serve well as a desk reference for professionals and is an up-to-date addition to academic library reference collections. (Choice Connect 2016)

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Susan Krauss Whitbourne is Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. She is one of the pioneers of the field of adult development and aging and her work focuses on personality development in midlife and later adulthood. She has appeared in the national media, including The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Natural Health, and the Chicago Tribune, and is a widely read blogger for Psychology Today and Huffington Post. She is the author of 16 books, many in multiple translations, and over 150 journal articles and chapters. Her books include Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives (5th Edition, Wiley, 2014), The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012), The Search for Fulfillment (2010), and Abnormal Psychology: Clinical Perspectives on Psychological Disorders (6th edition, 2009). She has received major teaching and mentoring awards both nationally and at her university and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, Chair of the Gerontological Society of America’s Behavioral and Social Sciences section, and a member of the APA Board of Educational Affairs.

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