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This volume brings together experts in generativity and related fields to provide a compelling overview of contemporary research and theory on this topic. It offers a broad international perspective and will inform research into generativity across multiple cultures.
List of contents
- Part I. Theories and Methods from a Life Course Perspective
- 1: Feliciano Villar, Rodrigo Serrat, and Michael W. Pratt: Theory and Methods in Recent Research on Generativity Across Adulthood
- 2: Feliciano Villar: Narrative Identity and Generativity
- 3: Jenni Menon Mariano and Heather L. Lawford: Distinguishing Purpose and Generativity in Youth
- 4: Heather L. Lawford and Shmuel Shulman: Emergence and Development of Generativity in Early Adulthood
- 5: Feliciano Villar and Juan José Zacarés: Generativity and Ego Integrity in Later Life
- Part II. Vocation and Generativity
- 6: Harvey L. Krahn, Nancy L. Galambos, and Matthew D. Johnson: Work, Retirement, and Generativity over the Lifespan
- 7: Jasmeen Sidhu, Jessica Riddell, and Heather L. Lawford: Teaching and Mentoring as a Generative Enterprise
- 8: Hannes Zacher and Prashant Bordia: Leadership and Generativity in Organization
- 9: Karima Chacur: Artistic Productivity in Older Adults and Generativity
- Part III. Families, Relationships, and Generativity
- 10: Bill E. Peterson: Parenting and Generativity
- 11: Montserrat Celdrán: Grandparenting and Generativity
- 12: Feliciano Villar: Generativity, Care Giving, and Care Receiving in Aging Contexts
- 13: Heather L. Ramey and Heather L. Lawford: Friendships, Peer Relations, and Generativity
- 14: Sean P. Mackinnon and Taylor G. Hill: Romantic Relationships, Intimacy, and Generativity
- Part IV. Social Institutions and Generativity
- 15: Hyun Euh and Mark Snyder: Volunteering, Civic Engagement, and Generativity
- 16: Rodrigo Serrat: Political Participation and Generativity across the Lifespan
- 17: David C. Dollahite, Loren D. Marks, and Megan Gale: Religious Generativity and Generative Devotion in Families
- 18: M. Kyle Matsuba, Andrea Mah, and Fanli Jia: Generativity, Environmentalism, and the Political Divide
- Part V. Cultural Diversity of Generative Expressions
- 19: Jan Hofer and Holger Busch: Culture and Generativity
- 20: Megumi Tabuchi: Older People's Generativity and Perceived Respect in East Asia
- 21: Verónica Montes de Oca-Zavala and Francisco J. González-Cordero: Generativity, Aging, and Communities in Mexico
- 22: Jordan P. Lewis: An Exploration of Generativity among Alaska Native Elders: You Become an Elder by Passing on your Knowledge
- Part VI. Applied and Policy Implications
- 23: Tara L. Gruenewald: Generativity, Health, and Wellbeing across the Adult Lifespan
- 24: Andrés Urrutia, Gastón Moisset de Espanés, César A. Ferrari, and Rodrigo Rapela: Generativity and Stagnation in Adulthood
- 25: Kate de Medeiros and Polina Ermoshkina: Generativity and the Continuum of Suffering and Flourishing in Later Life
- 26: Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis and Mariano Sánchez: Intergenerational Programs and Generativity
- 27: Feliciano Villar and Heather L. Lawford: Education and the Promotion of Generativity throughout Adulthood
- 28: Feliciano Villar: Active Aging, Social Policy, and Generativity
- Part VII. Understanding Generativity in a Lifespan Context
- 29: Dan P. McAdams: Personal Reflections on Generativity across Adulthood: "What has been generated by love, necessity, or accident"
About the author
Feliciano Villar is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Barcelona. His research focuses on the psychology of aging, and particularly on the determinants and social and personal consequences of older people's participation in and contributions to their families and communities. He is the author of several books and over 100 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, and has been a visiting research scholar at institutions include the University of Oxford, Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Twente, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Heather L. Lawford is Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Youth Development at Bishop's University. She received her Master's from Wilfrid Laurier University and her PhD from Concordia University, after which she pursued a post-doctoral fellowship at Brock University. Since 2017 she has also served as Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement at the Students Commission of Canada, where she partners with youth and community leaders in putting research on youth generativity and engagement into action.
Michael W. Pratt is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research interests include a range of topics in developmental psychology including generativity, the life story, parenting and grandparenting, and environmentalism and the future of the planet. He also spearheaded a longitudinal transition to adulthood study called 'The Futures Study' that spanned over 15 years and resulted in number of important publications. He is the co-author, with M. Kyle Matsuba, of The Life Story, Domains of Identity, and Personality Development in Emerging Adulthood (OUP, 2018).
Summary
This volume brings together experts in generativity and related fields to provide a compelling overview of contemporary research and theory on this topic. It offers a broad international perspective and will inform research into generativity across multiple cultures.
