 Author Name: Clausen, John A.
Title: American Lives: Looking Back at the Children of the Great Depression
Book Condition: Very Good.
ISBN Number: 0029055350 / 9780029055359
Seller ID: 0902B030369
Hardcover. 1st edition HARDCOVER with dustjacket 1993 Free Press. Remainder marks at top and bottom page edges. Very clean; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. 592pp, Indexes, Notes, References. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. 'This solid report attempts to assess what makes happy, successful lives. Based on the 60-year Berkeley Longitudinal Studies, involving residents of Berkeley and Oakland, Calif., Clausen argues that adolescents who exhibit planful competence, who know generally what they want, assess their abilities realistically and consider the consequences of their choices, are more likely to do well. He offers many details about the organization of the project, which is funded by the National Institute of Health and the MacArthur Foundation, and which he has directed since 1960, and provides several lengthy case studies of individuals....'--Publishers Weekly, 1993.
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