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Peer reviewedGlenwick, David S.; Whitbourne, Susan K. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1977
It is argued that ego analytic, disengagement, and symbolic interaction theories of personality share an insufficient consideration of the dynamics of the interaction between developmental and social forces transpiring during the aging period. An alternative, transactional model is proposed. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Emotional Development, Gerontology, Models
