The Development of Generativity across Adulthood

NOTE EDITORE

This volume brings together experts in generativity and related fields to provide a compelling overview of contemporary research and theory on this topic. Generativity refers to a concern for - or acting towards - the benefit of future generations as a legacy of the self; it has implications for outcomes at the individual, relational and social, and broader societal levels. Understanding the role and expressions of generativity at various stages of our lives is important to our sense of well-being and purpose, and it impacts our parenting, caregiving, and social relationships, as well as having implications for our activities and experiences in the workforce, and in voluntary activities in our communities and the wider society. The chapters in this volume explore the meaning and impact of generativity across development and across life contexts and roles. They address generativity within a particular area or life domain, or period of the lifespan, and outline key methods and findings, as well as theoretical issues and applied implications. The volume represents the first comprehensive exploration of generativity from early to late adulthood; it offers a broad international perspective and will inform research into generativity across multiple cultures.

SOMMARIO

1 - Theory and Methods in Recent Research on Generativity Across Adulthood2 - Narrative Identity and Generativity3 - Distinguishing Purpose and Generativity in Youth4 - Emergence and Development of Generativity in Early Adulthood5 - Generativity and Ego Integrity in Later Life6 - Work, Retirement, and Generativity over the Lifespan7 - Teaching and Mentoring as a Generative Enterprise8 - Leadership and Generativity in Organization9 - Artistic Productivity in Older Adults and Generativity10 - Parenting and Generativity11 - Grandparenting and Generativity12 - Generativity, Care Giving, and Care Receiving in Aging Contexts13 - Friendships, Peer Relations, and Generativity14 - Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, and Generativity15 - Volunteering, Civic Engagement, and Generativity16 - Political Participation and Generativity across the Lifespan17 - Religious Generativity and Generative Devotion in Families18 - Generativity, Environmentalism, and the Political Divide19 - Culture and Generativity20 - Older People's Generativity and Perceived Respect in East Asia21 - Generativity, Aging, and Communities in Mexico22 - An Exploration of Generativity among Alaska Native Elders: You Become an Elder by Passing on your Knowledge23 - Generativity, Health, and Wellbeing across the Adult Lifespan24 - Generativity and Stagnation in Adulthood25 - Generativity and the Continuum of Suffering and Flourishing in Later Life26 - Intergenerational Programs and Generativity27 - Education and the Promotion of Generativity throughout Adulthood28 - Active Aging, Social Policy, and Generativity29 - Personal Reflections on Generativity across Adulthood: "What has been generated by love, necessity, or accident"

AUTORE

Feliciano Villar is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Barcelona. His research focuses on the psychology of aging, and particularly on the determinants and social and personal consequences of older people's participation in and contributions to their families and communities. He is the author of several books and over 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and has been a visiting research scholar at institutions include the University of Oxford, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Twente, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Heather L. Lawford is Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Development at Bishop's University. She received her Master's from Wilfrid Laurier University and her PhD from Concordia University, after which she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at Brock University. Since 2017 she has also served as Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement at the Students Commission of Canada, where she partners with youth and community leaders in putting research on youth generativity and engagement into action. Michael W. Pratt is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research interests include a range of topics in developmental psychology including generativity, the life story, parenting and grandparenting, and environmentalism and the future of the planet. He also spearheaded a longitudinal transition to adulthood study called 'The Futures Study' that spanned over 15 years and resulted in number of important publications. He is the co-author, with M. Kyle Matsuba, of The Life Story, Domains of Identity, and Personality Development in Emerging Adulthood (OUP, 2018).

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780192870001
• Dimensioni: 240 x 35.0 x 162 mm Ø 934 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 528