Includes bibliographical references and index

Chapter 1 Coming on strong: The widening perspective --
Chapter 2 Clashing with society: The idealistic pattern --
Chapter 3 Avenue to adulthood: The tasks of transition and the choice of a Vocation --
Chapter 4 The tunnel of love: The intimacy need --
Chapter 5 Down Lover's lane: From Courtship to parenthood --
chapter 6 Strolling single Street : Singlehood and Divorce --
Chapter 7 The Valley of Decision: Establishing Individual identity --
Chapter 8 Climbing Kohlberg's ladder: Moral Development --
Chapter 9 The Road of faith development: freedom, relativism, and internalization --
Chapter 10 The loss of a little one: Infertility and the Death of One's Child --
Chapter 11 The churning point : midlife Crises --
Chapter 12 Changing lanes : Generativity and polarities --
Chapter 13 In the Savage woods: faith development --
Chapter 14 Vibrations and tremors: Vocational problems and teen Troubles --
Chapter 15 aging lovebirds and empty nests: physical changes and marital matters --
Chapter 16 Living after death: grief and widowhood --
Chapter 17 Getting it from both ends: delinquent teenagers and dependent parents --
Chapter 18 Older or Better? attitudes toward aging --
chapter 19 Enter stage last: becoming a senior citizen --
Chapter 20 Keeping it all together: Integrity vs. despair --
Chapter 21 The downhill side : Coping with loss and psychological disorders --
Chapter 22 Taking care of the old equipment : physical changes --
Chapter 23 Retirement : Retiring , not retreating --
Chapter 24 Grandparenting: a grand opportunity --
Chapter 25 Deceased or deserted : Death and divorce in old age --
Chapter 26 Institutionalization: next to last steps --