The Seasons of a Man's Life

The first full report from the team that discovered the patterns of adult development, this breakthrough study ranks in significance with the original works of Kinsey and Erikson, exploring and explaining the specific periods of personal development through which all human begins must pass--and which together form a common pattern underlying all human lives. "A pioneering and radical theory of adult development." CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Daniel J. Levinson, a psychologist, was one of the founders of the field of positive adult development. Levinson's two most prominent publications were his series of books entitled, The Seasons of a Man's Life and The Seasons of a Woman's Life. Although controversy surrounds his publications, both books remain promising and highly influential within the field of psychology. Levinson died in 1994 shortly after finishing The Seasons of a Woman's Life which was then published in 1996.

Preface	p. ix
A View of Adult Development
The Life Cycle and Its Seasons	p. 3
Eras: The Anatomy of the Life Cycle	p. 18
Developmental Periods: The Evolution of the Individual Life Structure	p. 40
Four Men	p. 64
The Novice Phase of Early Adulthood
The Novice Phase: The Early Adult Transition, Entering the Adult World, and the Age Thirty Transition	p. 71
Major Tasks of the Novice Phase	p. 90
The Life of James Tracy, Executive (I)	p. 112
The Life of William Paulsen, Worker	p. 126
The Settling Down Period
Settling Down: Building a Second Adult Life Structure	p. 139
Five Sequences Through the Settling Down Period	p. 150
The Life of James Tracy (II)	p. 166
The Life of Paul Namson, Novelist	p. 171
The Mid-Life Transition and Entering Middle Adulthood
The Mid-life Transition	p. 191
Mid-life Individuation: Young/Old, the Major Polarity	p. 209
Mid-life Individuation: The Other Polarities	p. 222
Modifying the Life Structure During the Mid-life Transition	p. 245
The Life of John Barnes, Biologist	p. 260
Entering Middle Adulthood	p. 278
The Life of James Tracy (III)	p. 305
Conclusions
Tasks and Possibilities of Adult Development	p. 317
Notes	p. 341
Permissions Acknowledgments	p. 353
Index	p. 355
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