Triumphs of Experience : the Men of the Harvard Grant Study /
Vaillant, George E., 1934-
Triumphs of Experience : the Men of the Harvard Grant Study / George E. Vaillant. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (480 pages)
OldControl:harvard. 9780674067424.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Maturation makes liars of us all -- The proof of the pudding: to flourish for the next sixty years -- A short history of the grant study -- How childhood and adolescence affect old age -- Maturation -- Marriage -- Living to ninety -- Resilience and unconscious coping -- Alcoholism -- Surprising findings -- Summing up.
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. Reporting on all aspects of male life Triumphs of Experience shares a number of surprising findings.
9780674067424
Aging--Psychological aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Aging--Social aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Men--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Aging.
Life expectancy.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .T758 2012
Triumphs of Experience : the Men of the Harvard Grant Study / George E. Vaillant. - Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (480 pages)
OldControl:harvard. 9780674067424.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Maturation makes liars of us all -- The proof of the pudding: to flourish for the next sixty years -- A short history of the grant study -- How childhood and adolescence affect old age -- Maturation -- Marriage -- Living to ninety -- Resilience and unconscious coping -- Alcoholism -- Surprising findings -- Summing up.
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. Reporting on all aspects of male life Triumphs of Experience shares a number of surprising findings.
9780674067424
Aging--Psychological aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Aging--Social aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Men--United States--Longitudinal studies.
Aging.
Life expectancy.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .T758 2012