Growing Together: Personal Relationships Across the Life Span

by Frieder R. Lang and Karen L. Fingerman

Book Overview

From the moment of birth to the moment of death, peoples' lives are intermingled and survival is determined by personal relationships. Those with strong ties live longer and in better health than people who are lonely or isolated. Yet scholarship has rarely considered personal relationships across the entire life span. This edited volume integrates research on people's relationships from childhood to later adulthood. Chapters look at specific types...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521813107
• ISBN13: 9780521813105
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"