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Presents the results of the MacArthur Foundation Study of Aging in America, which show how to maintain optimum physical and mental strength throughout later life.
This book should be most useful to advanced students as a basic reference for courses in Education, Educational Psychology, and Human Development.
Based on extensive research and interviews, this classic book explores the socialization of young people in 20th-century America. Robert J. Havighurst focuses on the experiences of adolescents growing up in a midwestern city, examining their family backgrounds, school experiences, and social relationships. He identifies the challenges and opportunities facing young people as they navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood. This insightful and thought-provoking book is a must-read for anyone interested in the development of young people and the social dynamics of American communities. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge ...
It is generally recognized today that the United States has a need to contri bute to the improvement of health throughout the world. The need stems from the interrelationships that exist between the health of Americans and the health status of the rest of the people on "Spaceship Earth." Disease does not respect national boundaries, and the frequency of travel and trade between countries increases each year. It further relates to the opportunities found in international settings to help solve health problems more effec tively and efficiently. This includes the unique human resources that are found throughout the world as well as certain natural ecological conditions that cannot be duplicated in the United States. The United States also has a responsibility to contribute to improved health status. Our tradition of humanitarianism alone supports such a re sponsibility, but our comparative wealth of technical and financial re sources dictates a requirement to participate. Modern political realities de fine relationships between developed and developing countries that will not allow us to isolate ourselves from the compelling health needs of a majority of the world's population.