There is a growing body of scientific knowledge regarding development during the middle years which has so far been relegated to discipline-specific texts and journals (e.
g.
, clinical psychology and endocrinology).
Life in the Middle consolidates main findings across disciplines, with a life-span perspective regarding mid-life.
Coverage includes individual development in middle age from the psychological and biological perspectives as well as the sociocultural context in which middle-aged individuals live and work, including physical health in mid-life, psychological well-being, cognitive development, the impact of work on the individual, and the general development of the "self.
" This age period is increasingly becoming the focus of scholarly attention as the largest cohort in U.
S.
history are now moving into the middle years (e.
g.
, the "babyboomers").
From 1990 to 2015 the number of middle-aged people will increase 72 percent from 47 to 80 million.
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