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Author West, G. Kenneth

Title The Greatest Adventures in Human Development You Are the Hero
Published Milton : CRC Press LLC, 1995

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Description 1 online resource (253 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Adventures and Dragons -- The Call to Adventure -- The Voyages We Undertake -- The Inner Spirit -- Society's Two-headed Dragons -- Poverty, Hunger, and Ignorance -- Chapter 2 The Miracle of Crisis: A Case Example -- The Miracle of Family Crisis: The Crompton Family -- The Dragons That Roar -- Responses to the Call -- Chapter 3 Love: The Greatest Adventure -- In Search of Love -- Marriage: On the Great Sea at Last
Shipwreck: Divorce and New Beginnings -- Chapter 4 The Parental Adventure: The Voyages of Future Heroes -- The First Voyage (Birth to 18 Months): The Trial of Trust -- The Second Voyage (Ages 1 1/2 to 3): The Trial of Autonomy -- The Third Voyage (Ages 3 to 5): The Trial of Courage and Initiative -- The Fourth Voyage (Ages 5 to Puberty): The Trial of Industry -- Chapter 5 Icarus and the Dragons: Teenagers, Their Parents, and Beyond -- Icarus and the Dragons -- From the Crow's Nest of Midlife and Adolescent Voyages: Perspectives on Seven Different Vistas -- Vista 1: The Physical Tide
Vista 2: Death -- Vista 3: Love -- Vista 4: Dreams -- Vista 5: Control -- Vista 6: Community -- Vista 7: Faith -- Out of the Nest: The 20s -- Chapter 6 The Inner Quest: Cognitive, Moral, and Religious Growth -- Cognitive Development: Jean Piaget -- Moral Development: Lawrence Kohlberg -- James Fowler's Stages of Faith -- The Personal Quest for Faith -- Traditional Quests for Faith: Common Destinations -- The Dragons -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7 Work and Careers: The Perilous Voyage -- Working Today: Meaning, Patterns, and Challenges -- Careers and Family
The Taming of America: Teaching the Strong to Love -- Chapter 8 The Final Days of the Hero -- The Courage to Be Imperfect -- Sharing the Human Experience -- The Harshest Judge -- The Final Days of the Hero -- Chapter 9 Postscript: Heroes in our Past -- The Hoffbergers of Baltimore: A Family of Families -- The Catalanos from Brooklyn: "No One Was Allowed to Fail" -- The New Immigrants -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- References -- Index -- About the Author
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317711643
1317711645