Death of a Parent: Transition to a New Adult Identity

by Debra Umberson

Book Overview

In the midst of the busiest years of our lives and careers, just as many of us are beginning to confront our own aging, we are likely to lose a parent--and as commonplace, even expected, as any such event may be, the reperscussions can be dramatic. This book sets out in clear and comprehensive terms what the death of a parent means to most adults--how it in fact functions as a turning point in our emotional, social, and personal lives. Drawing on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521813387
• ISBN13: 9780521813389
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"