Beyond Despair and Disengagement: A Transactional Model of Personality Development In Later Life.

Glenwick, David S.; Whitbourne, Susan K.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Beyond Despair and Disengagement: A Transactional Model of Personality Development In Later Life

Glenwick, David S.; Whitbourne, Susan K.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 8, 3, 261-6, 77

It is argued that ego analytic, disengagement, and symbolic interaction theories of personality share an insufficient consideration of the dynamics of the interaction between developmental and social forces transpiring during the aging period. An alternative, transactional model is proposed. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Emotional Development, Gerontology, Models, Older Adults, Personality Development, State of the Art Reviews

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