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Feldman, Daniel C.; Beehr, Terry A. – American Psychologist, 2011
The present article organizes prominent theories about retirement decision making around three different types of thinking about retirement: imagining the possibility of retirement, assessing when it is time to let go of long-held jobs, and putting concrete plans for retirement into action at present. It also highlights important directions for…
Descriptors: Retirement, Models, Decision Making, Personality Traits
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Tebes, Jacob Kraemer – American Psychologist, 2010
Comments on the original article, "Many forms of culture," by A. B. Cohen. Cohen argued that psychology must broaden its conceptualization of culture to consider its many forms, such as religion, socioeconomic status, and region. The current author could not agree more with Cohen's proposed conceptualization of culture and its potential impact on…
Descriptors: Psychology, Cultural Differences, Groups, Context Effect
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Slaughter-Defoe, Diana T. – American Psychologist, 1995
Argues the importance of context to the description, theory, and understanding of human behavior because it influences children's primary group relations with family members, teachers, and peers. The article explains that, to be useful for children, social policies must inform the public on how its projected changes will influence socialization…
Descriptors: Children, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure