Sheehy, Gail
Passages Predictable crises of adult life. Gail Sheehy - New York E. P. Dutton 1976 - xiv, 393 p.
Contents:
Madness and Method
Predictable Crises of Adulthood
Breast to Breakaway
Paying it to the Bust
"If I'm Late, Start the Crisis Without Me"
Urge to Merge
Beginnings of the Couple Puzzle
Getting off to a Running Start
One True Couple
Why do Men Marry?
Why Can't a Woman be More Like a Man and a Man Less Like a Race-Horse
Sneak Preview: Men and Women Growing Up
Catch-30
Couple Knot, The Single Spot, the Rebound
Men's Life Patterns
Women's Life Patterns
Setting Off on the Midlife Passage
You Are in Good Company
Age 35 Survey
Age 40 Crucible
Switch
40s and the Couple
Sexual Diamond
Living Out the Fantasy
Living Out the Reality
Renewal
Notes and Sources
Bibliography
Index
Identifies patterns of age-related change and compares the developmental rhythms of men and women, deepening understanding of the stresses experienced by couples during the various stages of adult life
0525176136
--Adulthood--Social Conditions--United States
Middle aged
Maturation
Socialisation
Personality Development
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Passages Predictable crises of adult life. Gail Sheehy - New York E. P. Dutton 1976 - xiv, 393 p.
Contents:
Madness and Method
Predictable Crises of Adulthood
Breast to Breakaway
Paying it to the Bust
"If I'm Late, Start the Crisis Without Me"
Urge to Merge
Beginnings of the Couple Puzzle
Getting off to a Running Start
One True Couple
Why do Men Marry?
Why Can't a Woman be More Like a Man and a Man Less Like a Race-Horse
Sneak Preview: Men and Women Growing Up
Catch-30
Couple Knot, The Single Spot, the Rebound
Men's Life Patterns
Women's Life Patterns
Setting Off on the Midlife Passage
You Are in Good Company
Age 35 Survey
Age 40 Crucible
Switch
40s and the Couple
Sexual Diamond
Living Out the Fantasy
Living Out the Reality
Renewal
Notes and Sources
Bibliography
Index
Identifies patterns of age-related change and compares the developmental rhythms of men and women, deepening understanding of the stresses experienced by couples during the various stages of adult life
0525176136
--Adulthood--Social Conditions--United States
Middle aged
Maturation
Socialisation
Personality Development
301.434 She 9