Personal Control in Social and Life Course Contexts

The book explores the effects of mastery on coping abilities and diverse actions and dispositions such as alienation, social activities, , and religious beliefs in older individuals. The practical implications of the concept of personal control are brought into focus, as the authors explore the design and development of interventions to enchance functioning. Partial Contents: -Personal Control:Some Conceptual Turf and Future Directions -The Social Foundations of Personal Control in Late Life -Cultural Variations in Meaning of Control -The Life Span Theory of Control: Issues and EvidencesZarit, Steven H. is the author of 'Personal Control in Social and Life Course Contexts' with ISBN 9780826124029 and ISBN 082612402X.