In A History of Geropsychology in Autobiography, the pioneering psychologists who developed the field of adult development and aging share their life stories and, in the process, describe the emergence of this new field. The autobiographies of A History of Geropsychology in Autobiography illustrate the importance of individual influence on the development of psychology.
In reading this volume, the reader will see repeatedly that what seems to be a random event in life might turn out to be crucial both personally and professionally. Geropsychology has developed across national boundaries, and this volume accordingly reflects that international perspective. The international growth of this field speaks to its growing importance, an importance that will only increase as individuals live longer and the world's population grows older. The stories of these pioneers stand as a testament to their vision of the coming importance of geropsychology in the 21st Century.
Table of Contents
Contributors
An Introduction to a History of Geropsychology in Autobiography —James E. Birren and Johannes J. F. Schroots
Autobiographical Reflections: From Developmental Methodology and Lifespan Psychology to Gerontology —Paul B. Baltes
Studying Aging in Norway —Eva Beverfelt
I Have to Do It Myself —James E. Birren
A Forty-Year Career in Geropsychology —Jack Botwinick
A Personal Perspective From the United Kingdom —Dennis Basil Bromley
Aging Memories: A Career in Cognitive Psychology —Fergus I. M. Craik
Ten Years With Ageless Albino Rats and College Sophomores Led to a Thirty-Something Career in Geropsychology —James L. Fozard
A Case of Chance and Choice —Margaret Gatz
Footprints on the Sands of Time: An Autobiography —Elsie Harwood
Elderly Mentors and the Nepotism Rule —Irene Mackintosh Hulicka
Dr. Paleg's Skull: On the Geropsychologizing of Robert Kastenbaum —Robert Kastenbaum
On Becoming More General With Age —Nathan Kogan
Reason and Emotion Across the Life Span: A Personal View —Gisela Labouvie-Vief
Chance and Choice Make a Good Life —M. Powell Lawton
An Aging Geneticist —Gerald E. McClearn
Getting Here Was Half the Fun —John R. Nesselroade
Development of an Adult Developmental Psychologist —Timothy A. Salthouse
Living With Gerontology —K. Warner Schaie
E Cinere Resurgo: Autobiography of a Geropsychologist —Johannes J. F. Schroots
One Step Ahead: An Autobiography —Joel Shanan
Consistent Curiosity About Human Lives —Hans Thomae
Transmission and Transmutation —Lillian E. Troll
Epilogue: The Global Emergence of Geropsychology —Linda Fagan Dubin
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