Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Nonnormative Life Events documents the proceedings of the 7th West Virginia University Life-Span Conference, held in Morgantown, WV, in May 1980. This volume focuses on the effects of nonnormative life crises, those which occur to only certain individuals within a specific culture or group and are for the most part considered to be disruptive to the normal life course. Contributors were invited from a number of orientations and academic disciplines, ranging from traditional life-span psychologists to practicing clinical psychologists. The dynamic interplay of these diverse approaches results in a very exciting level of intellectual and practical stimulation, which is reflected in the chapters of this volume. The chapters are grouped topically to mirror the pairings of the conference presentations. Key topics covered include the dimensionalization of life events; adolescent pregnancy and parenthood; grief and adjustment for families dealing with sudden infant death; family violence; and impact of divorce on children.

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Front Cover
Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Nonnormative Life Events
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Dedication
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Dimensionalization of Life Events
Chapter 2. Normative or Not? Confessions of a Fallen Epistemologist
Chapter 3. Life-Change Events in Alternative Family Styles
Chapter 4. Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood: Implications for Development
Chapter 5. The Birth Defective Child and the Crisis of Parenthood: Redefining the Situation
Chapter 6. Fetal Loss and Sudden Infant Death: Grieving and Adjustment for Families
Chapter 7. Rape: A Precursor of Change
Chapter 8. Violence to the Family
Chapter 9. Marital Separation: The First Eight Months
Chapter 10. Children of Divorce: Impact of Custody Disposition on Social Development
Chapter 11. Traumatic Injury in Midlife
Chapter 12. Dialysis: A Unique Challenge
Epilogue
Author Index
Subject Index

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