In Our Fifties

WILLIAM BERQUIST is president of The Professional School of Psychology in San Francisco and Sacramento. He is the author of many books, including Developing Human and Organizational Resources (1993). ELINOR M GREENBERG is president of a consulting firm near Denver. She is the author of Weaving: The Fabric of a Woman's Life (1991).G. ALAN KLAUM is president of a San Francisco consulting firm, codirector of The Sutter Institute, and a practicing psychotherapist.

"About half way through reading this book, I became aware of the fact that my reaction was, 'Oh, to be fifty again.' The authors present this decade as the one that 'promises to be the richest and most satisfying of your life.' A time of growth toward greater fulfillment. A message that especially warms the heart of an adult educator." --Malcolm S. Knowles, professor emeritus of adult and community college education, North Carolina State University

• PrefaceThe Authors1 Myths and Realities: The Invisible Decade 12 New Identities, New Priorities: Settling Down or Gearing Up? 113 Stories and Dreams: Listening to Inner Voices 274 Body and Mind: Over the Hill or In Our Prime? 405 The Mirror of History: Understanding Commonality and Diversity 556 Friends and Lovers: The Quest for Relationship and Autonomy 757 Families: New Roles as Parents, Grandparents, and Children 898 Work and Career: Changing Needs and Sources of Meaning 1159 Leadership: Power, Redefinition, and Self-Renewal 13610 Achievement and Failure: Coming to Terms 14811 Reinventing Our Lives: The Challenge of Change 16512 To the Next Generation; Preparing for Your Fifties 173Appendix: Research Questions 183Recommended Readings 185Notes 189Index 195