Triumphs of Experience : the Men of the Harvard Grant Study /

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At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Reporting on all aspects of male life Triumphs of Experience shares a n...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vaillant, George E., 1934-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Aging > United States > Psychological aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Aging > Social aspects > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Men > United States > Longitudinal studies.
Aging.
Life expectancy.
Men's Health
Aging
Life Expectancy
Research Report
Vieillissement > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique > Études longitudinales.
Vieillissement > Aspect social > États-Unis > Études longitudinales.
Hommes > États-Unis > Études longitudinales.
Vieillissement.
Espérance de vie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Men's Studies.
PSYCHOLOGY > Research & Methodology.
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Aging > Social aspects.
Men.
United States.
Longitudinal studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Maturation makes liars of us all
  • The proof of the pudding: to flourish for the next sixty years
  • A short history of the grant study
  • How childhood and adolescence affect old age
  • Maturation
  • Marriage
  • Living to ninety
  • Resilience and unconscious coping
  • Alcoholism
  • Surprising findings
  • Summing up.

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