Midlife Myths: Issues, Findings, and Practice Implications - Martin Sundel - Paperback

Although research has been done on the midlife period for about 15 years, literature in the area is limited and often contradictory. Midlife Myths provides factual knowledge about some of the most pertinent midlife issues, encouraging reevaluation of ideas about 'predictable' attitudes and behaviour of people in midlife and encouraging a more positive and flexible attitude in the evaluation of current or future midlife experiences. The editors identify five prominent areas of midlife associated with negative images, including physical status, cognitive structures and intelligence, mental health and personal development, the social context of marriage and family, and personal development and social responsibility. The contributors, all prominent researchers in the field, examine widely held beliefs in these areas in the context of research findings that dispel or challenge them with alternative perspectives. The discussions thus encourage a more balanced view of midlife that recognizes the potential for continued growth and satisfaction in midlife and contribute to a more realistic preparation of professionals in the human services.Hunter, Ski is the author of 'Midlife Myths: Issues, Findings, and Practice Implications - Martin Sundel - Paperback' with ISBN 9780803929654 and ISBN 080392965X.