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Journey of Adulthood, The (6th Edition) (MySearchLab Series 15% off) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Barbara R. Bjorklund, Helen Bee
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $134.00
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 27562
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Pages: 448
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0131888323
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.6
EAN: 9780131888326
ASIN: 0131888323
Publication Date: February 11, 2007
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Product Description
This best-selling book discusses the aspects of “successful aging,” covering growth and development from young adulthood to old age, and the impact that culture, gender, and individual differences have on these processes. Its conversational and positive tone keeps readers interested in the subject matter, as it encourages them to apply the concepts of the book to their own lives. It presents research findings, theories, and models from the fields of developmental psychology, social psychology, health psychology, sociology, and others to discuss topics of prevention, compensation, gains, and losses. For psychologists, sociologists, and gerontologists interested in a valuable resource for information about the aging process.
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 I'd give it zero stars if I could October 22, 2005
Susan Wade (Augusta, Maine)
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I understand that the typical Psychology Book is not exactly a riveting novel, but good god, this was way too much. I have never been more annoyed with a text book- I would never voluntarily have read this garbage! She would have had a much shorter book if we weren't forcefed her life story at every possible chance she could insert it in. This woman is very full of herself...very full. There were a lot of typos, a lot of redundent sentences, and a lot of crap we didn't need! I hope for the rest of the psychology students of the world that this author reads these reviews and vows never to write another text book again. If I ever have a class that requires another text book by her, I will drop without hesitation! And change majors the next morning!
HORRABLE April 15, 2004
Chad A. Hanson (West Chester, PA)
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
In my 4 years as an undergraduate i have never read such a poorly written book. She has more typo's then I have including multiple references to the NEO-PR (NEO-PI-R). She incorrectly summarizes groundbreaking research (i.e. Ceci, Rosenblum, & Debruyn, 1999). Her feminist agenda flows freely all over this book along with usless stories about her self that dont add to the text. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS BOOK FOR YOUR CLASS. You and your students will regret it.
 Increasing understanding of Aging April 16, 2002
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Hellen Bee is able to carry one through the years of adulthood through many avenues. Using scientific studies she interprets the data in meaningful ways. Inclusion of personal accounts and her conversational style make the reading interesting. The book continually ties previous ideas to new concepts giving a nice continuity. I especially enjoyed her occasional insertions of the not-so-scientific spiritual aspects of the adult experience, which I was not expecting in a textbook. My ideas of what it means to grow old were challenged and changed during the reading of this book. Some myths of adulthood are adeptly smashed making the thought of aging not such a frightful one. The only criticism I would include is that occasionally the point being made was not clear to me and a few conclusions seem to have contradictory statements in following chapters. That may be expected in the field of psychology, however.
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