The Seasons of a man's life /
by Daniel J. Levinson [and others].
- First Ballantine books edition.
- xiv, 363 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- A View of Adult Development -- The Life Cycle and Its Seasons -- Eras: The Anatomy of the Life Cycle -- Developmental Periods: The Evolution of the Individual Life Structure -- Four Men -- The Novice Phase of Early Adulthood -- The Novice Phase: The Early Adult Transition, Entering the Adult World, and the Age Thirty Transition -- Major Tasks of the Novice Phase -- The Life of James Tracy, Executive (I) -- The Life of William Paulsen, Worker -- The Settling Down Period -- Settling Down: Building a Second Adult Life Structure -- Five Sequences Through the Settling Down Period -- The Life of James Tracy (II) -- The Life of Paul Namson, Novelist -- The Mid-Life Transition and Entering Middle Adulthood -- The Mid-life Transition -- Mid-life Individuation: Young/Old, the Major Polarity -- Mid-life Individuation: The Other Polarities -- Modifying the Life Structure During the Mid-life Transition -- The Life of John Barnes, Biologist -- Entering Middle Adulthood -- The Life of James Tracy (III) -- Conclusions -- Tasks and Possibilities of Adult Development -- Notes -- Permissions Acknowledgments -- Index. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. II. 5. 6. 7. 8. III. 9. 10. 11. 12. IV. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. V. 20.