Personal Control in Social and Life Course Contexts (Societal Impact on Aging) - Hardcover

 
9780826124029: Personal Control in Social and Life Course Contexts (Societal Impact on Aging)

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This volume is the edited proceedings of an October 2000 conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania State U. Gerontology Center, containing six chapters accompanied by commentaries. The papers address the impact of a sense of control or mastery on individuals' well-being, the cultural and social sources of mastery, and the functioning of mastery within the coping strategies of individuals. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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