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1 online resource |
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text file |
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PDF |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
How the Mills Study came about -- Transforming into a study of women's adult development -- Sustaining fifty years of the Mills Study -- The roots of creativity in women -- The social clock project -- Marriage and motherhood -- Illustrating two developmental theories: Levinson and Gilligan -- Loevinger's theory of ego development -- The enormous impact of gender expectations -- The sweep of history : the counter culture, gay liberation, individualism -- The astonishing importance of personality traits -- Ups and downs in middle age -- The social clock in middle age -- Whatever happened to creativity in women? -- Women's prime of life -- The centrality of attachment -- Paths of development: Three conceptions of positive mental health -- Wisdom -- Generativity and individuation : tasks of the second half of life -- Answering four questions about creative personality -- The place of purpose in life in women's positive aging : women with low purpose -- The place of purpose in life in women's positive aging : women with high purpose -- Late adulthood : the third age. |
| Summary |
"Commenced in 1958 with 142 young women who were seniors at Mills College, the Mills Study has become the largest and longest longitudinal study of women's adult development, with assessments of these women in their twenties, forties, fifties, sixties, and seventies. Women on the River of Life synthesizes five decades of research to paint a picture of women's personality and development across the lifespan. The book explores questions of family, work, life-path, maturity, wisdom, creativity, attachment, and purpose in life, unfolding in the context of a rapidly changing historical period with far-reaching consequences for the kinds of lives women would envision for themselves. Helson and Mitchell breathe life into abstract theories and concepts with the real-life stories and voices of the study's participants. Woven throughout the book are the authors' reminiscences on the profound endeavor of sustaining a longitudinal study of women's lives through time"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Longitudinal studies.
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Women. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Longitudinal studies.
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| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Conduct of life -- Longitudinal studies.
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Women -- Psychology.
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Women -- Psychology. |
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Conduct of life. |
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development. |
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Women -- Conduct of life. |
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Women -- Social conditions. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Mitchell, Valory, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Helson, Ravenna M., 1925- Women on the river of life. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520299153 (DLC) 2020013159 |
| ISBN |
9780520971011 (ebook) |
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0520971019 |
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9780520299153 (hardback) |
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9780520299160 (paperback) |
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0520299167 |
| Standard No. |
10.1525/9780520971011 |
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