Triumphs of Experience [Kindle Edition]
Author: George E. Vaillant | Language: English | ISBN: B00A4NF904 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Triumphs of Experience
Download Triumphs of Experience [Kindle Edition] for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download Link At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Among the surprising findings: people who do well in old age did not necessarily do so well in midlife, and vice versa. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Triumphs of Experience
Download Triumphs of Experience [Kindle Edition] for everyone book with Mediafire Link Download Link At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Among the surprising findings: people who do well in old age did not necessarily do so well in midlife, and vice versa. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Triumphs of Experience
- File Size: 1284 KB
- Print Length: 473 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0674059824
- Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1 edition (October 30, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00A4NF904
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,541 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #1 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Research
- #1 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Developmental Psychology
- #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > Developmental Psychology
Some of the oldest and most contentious debates on human beings centre around the relative influence of heredity (genetics), environment and individual voluntary action on growth and development. These include whether mental illness has genetic origins, what factors determine "success" in life, and whether adults continue to "develop" as they grow older (or whether all development happens before a certain age). These questions cross disciplinary boundaries as they involve concepts from psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and genetics.
Great thinkers like Freud and Erikson made significant contributions to these debates, but many of their contributions were based on intuitive theorizing rather than rigorous empirical evidence. With time and careful research, some of their theories have been upheld, and others disproved! The studies that have made the most impact are longitudinal studies in which a carefully chosen cohort of respondents was tracked periodically over an extended period of time.
The Harvard Grant Study
One of the most well known of these studies is the Havard Grant study which commenced in the late 1930s and early 1940s and continues till this day. The survivors of the cohort (who were Harvard sophomores when they were recruited) have now entered their 90s, and the data collected therefore allows several inferences to be drawn on adult development.
George F. Vaillant was the director of the Harvard Grant Study for over two decades. His latest book, The Triumphs of Experience, presents the latest findings. I found it a fascinating read as it not only uncovers new insights, but also questions some of the conclusions reached at earlier stages of the study.
No comments:
Post a Comment