"Adulthood is an accessible text combining detailed accounts of the main theories and evidence on the psychology of adulthood with thorough discussion and commentary. It includes some modern slants on the classic research and the up-to-date theories. Cross-cultural issues and examples have been included in every chapter, and various bias' are identified and explained. Evie Bentley has written an ideal guide to this topic for students studying developmental psychology. The book begins with a definition of lifespan psychology then is divided into sections dealing with early adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood. The theories of Erikson, Levinson and Gould and others are covered, and life events