New Passages by Sheehy, Gail -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Note from the Author Contents Book One - First Adulthood

Prologue: Oh, Pioneers! Part One - Whatever Happened to the Life Cycle?

Chapter 1 - Mapping Lives Across Time

Which Generation Are You Traveling With World War II Generation Silent Generation Vietnam Generation Me Generation Endangered Generation Welcome To Provisional Adulthood The Good News

Part Two - The Flourishing Forties

Chapter 2 - The Vietnam Generation Hits Middlescence

Who Me, An Adult? Out Of Control

Chapter 3 - Men Redefining Success

Rise Of The Nonworking Class The Double Squeeze The Pharmaceuticals Salesman, Age 48 The Auto Worker, Age 46 A Black Man’s Bonus Time, Age 40 A Wunderkind’s Handicap, Age 40 The Wunderkind Growing Up, Age 47 The New Midlife Man

Chapter 4 - Out-of-Sight Women

A Woman In Early Midlife Crisis Catch-40 For Couples Beyond “me”—to Another Level Of Being

Chapter 5 - The Fantasy of Fertility Forever

LATE BABYMANIA THE GREAT POSTPONERS The Psychic Fallout WHAT DO YOU MEAN, MY EGGS ARE TOO OLD? But Susan Sarandon Did it The Facts On Infertility SO GLAD I DIDN’T WAIT The Race

Chapter 6 - Perpetual Middlescence

Holding The Edge A Woman Addicted To Success, Age 52 Frozen In Time Single Men: What Are You Doing From Five To Nine? Single Women: Tales From The Naked City

Book Two - Second Adulthood

Prologue: A Brand-New Passage Part Three - Passage to the Age of Mastery

Chapter 7 - The Mortality Crisis

Living On The Edge Little Victories Composing Your Own Progress Narrative Peggy’s progress Guides And Teachings

Part Four - Flaming Fifties Women

Chapter 8 - Women: Pits to Peak

First, The Terror The Vanity Crisis The New Female Pacesetters Working-Class Women: Finding Faith In Yourself Surprise! You’re Not Getting Older, You’re Getting Happier! Women’s Historical Progress Across Time A Survivor Who Found Passion At 50

Chapter 9 - Wonder Woman Meets Menopause

“I’m out of Estrogen, and I’ve Got A Gun” Phase One: The Perimenopause Panic Phase Two: Over The Hump Should I Take Hormone Replacement Therapy (Hrt)? The Breast Cancer Phobia THE WEIGHT GAIN FALLACY Phase Three: Postmenopause Call Of The Wild Girl

Chapter 10 - From Pleasing to Mastery

ON THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING 50 Moving Toward Mastery Finding One’s Own Voice From Anger To Forgiveness

Part Five - Flaming Fifties: Men

Chapter 11 - The Samson Complex

The Male Vanity Crisis The Aging Athlete, Age 57 The Excessed Vp, Age The Sociable Athlete, Age 59 Macho Men Holding The Line But My Body Is Bulletproof!

Chapter 12 - Fall Guys of the Economic Revolution

Corporate Refugees THE LIFER, AGE 53 THE MEANT- TO-BE-PRESIDENT, AGE 55 Psychic Consequences Angry And Anxious White Males The New (Hostile) Dependence On Wives Reality Testing For The Future The Rehabilitation Of The Corporate Refugee The Company Man As Free Agent, Age 48

Chapter 13 - The Optimism Surge

From Competing To Connecting Men’s Anguish Over Empty Nest Father, I Hardly Knew Ye Reinventing Fatherhood The Start-Over Dad, Age 59 The Mediator, Age 48

Chapter 14 - The Unspeakable Passage: Male Menopause

I’d Rather Have A Talking Frog The Problem Without A Proper Name Hard Statistics And Hopeful Science Sex, Lies, And Scorekeeping Am I Just Getting Old? The Mind-Body Link High-Tech Solutions High-Technique Solution How To Restore Vitality And Virility Beyond Male Menopause

Chapter 15 - Men and Women: The New Geometry of the Sexual Diamond

A Point Of Harmony Brain-Sex Changes Take Back Your Diamond The Crossover Crisis Secrets Of Serene Potency Bust-To-Boom Banker, Early Fifties New-Age Electrician, Age 52 The Save-Your-Life Wife The Divorce Springboard Victoria’s Real Secret—Sexual power surges Finding Your Passion Without A Man

Part Six - Passage to the Age of Integrity

Chapter 16 - The Serene Sixties

Ready For Prime Time Growing Brain The Hunger For Harmony Special Powers Of The Sixties Permission To Play The Designer who learned to play at 63 Self-Confident Survivors The Wiley Widow, Age 60 Love Stories Of The Sixties Rekindling Old Flames, Age 77 Reconciliations

Chapter 17 - Men: Make My Passage

Grand Dads Retirement: Love It Or Leave It? The Bush Retirement (Non)Plan The Carters’ Retirement Plan The Winner’s Circle Mr. Hat, The Company Man Late-Age Entrepreneur Sources Of Well-Being In The Sixties How Much Is Enough? Old Elephants’ Club, Age 65 Comebacks From Hopelessness The Cancer Survivor

Chapter 18 - Wisewomen in Training

Dreamer Beyond Dreams The Wit Network A Wisewoman Model, Age 60 Survivor Sex And Extrasexual Passions Congratulations, You’re A New Grandmother! The New Fly-In Grandmother, Age 56 Nurturing: The Second Wave Life And Love Beyond Loss Caretakers Of The World Master Of Divinity At 63 Looking Ahead Expanding The Wit Network

Chapter 19 - Two Species of Aging

Choosing How To Age Renaissance In The Art Of Health Sharpening Up For The Sage Seventies And Beyond Celebratory Centenarians The Present Never Ages

Acknowledgments Appendixes

Appendix I: Life History Survey Appendix II: Professional Women’s and Men’s Surveys Appendix III: Family Circle Survey Appendix IV: New Woman Survey Appendix V: Suggested Readings on Menopause

Dedication Notes About the Author Copyright

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