| ISBN13: | 9781032852478 |
| ISBN10: | 103285247X |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 230 pages |
| Size: | 234x156 mm |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 2 Illustrations, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white; 1 Tables, black & white |
| 700 |
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Further readings in medicine
Cultural studies
Organizational sociology
Politics in general, handbooks
Government
Psychology theory
Applied psychology
Social issues, social work (charity campaign)
Neuroscience (charity campaign)
Patient care (charity campaign)
Psychotherapy, clinical psychology (charity campaign)
Environmental health, occupational health (charity campaign)
Relationships, family (charity campaign)
Further readings in medicine (charity campaign)
Cultural studies (charity campaign)
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Politics in general, handbooks (charity campaign)
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Midlife
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This book is a rare and intriguing account of the midlife experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. It represents an insightful construal of midlife from the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, literature, sociology, and the fine arts.
This book is a rare and intriguing account of the midlife experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. It represents an insightful construal of midlife from the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, literature, sociology, and the fine arts.
This volume provides an in-depth understanding of the middle phase of human lives which is the transitional phase at which a crucial transformation happens in the perspective towards life, society, and the world at large. It encompasses multiple methodological perspectives including empirical studies, descriptive and interpretative narratives, text analyses and revisiting existing literature. Since it addresses the issues of midlife from a multidisciplinary perspective, it would enable a wide variety of readers to connect with it.
This book would be useful to the students, researchers and teachers of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, literature, sociology, social work, film studies and the fine arts. It would also be an invaluable companion to professionals working in the field of Counselling Gerontology, Health and Social care, and NGOs.
PART I: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES OF MIDLIFE 1. Midlife and the Life-span: An Overview 2. An Overview of the Theoretical Perspectives in Middle Adulthood 3. Midlife from a Philosophical Perspective 4. Midlife from a Sociological Lenses 5. Brain, Aging and Maturity in Middle Adulthood PART II: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE INTRA AND INTERPERSONAL SPACES: SOME CRUCIAL INSIGHTS 6. Attachment, Intimacy & Close Relationships in Midlife 7. Attachment in the Workspace and Midlife 8. Midlife & Parenthood 9. Spirituality & Midlife Transition PART III: CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY AND MIDLIFE 10. Crises & Challenges in Midlife 11. COVID-19 & Midlife 12. Conversations on Marginalization: Dovetailing Lived Experiences of Marginal Urban Groups of India 13. Community Intervention, Support & Wellbeing in Midlife PART IV: THE CREATIVE PORTRAYAL OF MIDLIFE 14. Midlife Transitions in Men and their Representations in Literature across Centuries 15. Midlife, Stereotypes & Agencies in English Vinglish (2012), The Lunch Box (2013) & Three of Us (2022) 16. The Socio-Political Canvas of Middle Adulthood: An Analysis through Tagore?s Literary Lens 17. Cinematherapy-A Sustainable Way to Overcome Midlife Woes in Women
