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13%OFFGeorge E. Vaillant - Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study - 9780674503816 - V9780674503816
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Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study

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Description for Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study Paperback. At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Among the surprising findings: people who do well in old age did not necessarily do so well in midlife, and vice versa. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 37. Weight in Grams: 432.

At a time when many people around the world are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers some welcome news for the new old age: our lives continue to evolve in our later years, and often become more fulfilling than before.

Begun in 1938, the Grant Study of Adult Development charted the physical and emotional health of over 200 men, starting with their undergraduate days. The now-classic Adaptation to Life reported on the men’s lives up to age 55 and helped us understand adult maturation. Now George Vaillant follows the men ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
430g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674503816
SKU
V9780674503816
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Ref
99-26

About George E. Vaillant
George E. Vaillant is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Reviews for Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study
Of the 31 men in the study incapable of establishing intimate bonds, only four are still alive. Of those who were better at forming relationships, more than a third are living. It’s not that the men who flourished had perfect childhoods. Rather, as Vaillant puts it, ‘What goes right is more important than what goes wrong.’ The positive effect of ... Read more

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