Overview
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Vernon L. Allen
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Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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Evert Vliert
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Department of Social Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Introduction
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- Vernon L. Allen, Evert van de Vliert
Pages 3-18
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Theoretical Issues
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- Barton J. Hirsch, E. Ann Jolly
Pages 39-51
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- Marc Sokol, Meryl Reis Louis
Pages 81-94
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Cultural Context
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- Marita Rosch, Martin Irle
Pages 97-107
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- David L. Featherman, Annemette Sørensen
Pages 137-149
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Multiple Transitions
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Front Matter
Pages 151-152
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- Richard L. Moreland, John M. Levine
Pages 181-195
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- Christel G. Rutte, Henk A. M. Wilke
Pages 197-209
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Work-Related Transitions
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Front Matter
Pages 211-213
About this book
The concept of role transition refers to a wide range of experiences found in life: job change, unemployment, divorce, entering or leaving prison, retirement, immi gration, "Gastarbeiten," becoming a parent, and so on. Such transitions often produce strain and hence a variety of problems for the transiting individual, occu pants of complementary social positions, and other members of one's social group and community. In spite of the diversity of role transitions that occur, however, it is important also to realize that many basic psychological processes can be discerned in ostensibly different instances. Research on role transitions has been dispersed across many different subdisci of the social sciences; the problem can be investigated from several points of plines view and levels of analysis. As modern societies become ever more complex, role transitions can be expected to increase in number and diversity, with a concomitant increase in detrimental consequences for the individual and society. Hence, for rea sons of both theory and practice, improved conceptual models and new empirical data are needed. The chapters in this book are the outcome of a N.A.T.O. symposium convened for the purpose of discussing aspects of role transitions from international and inter disciplinary perspectives. The meeting was designed to be a working conference to facilitate as much intellectual exchange and debate among participants as possible.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
Vernon L. Allen
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Department of Social Psychology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Evert Vliert
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Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands
Evert Vliert