Essay Archive - David Levinson: Seasons' of A Man's Life
David Levinson: Seasons' of A Man's Life
In May of 1977, Daniel Levinson constructed a model of the season's of
a mans life. His developmental theory consists of universal stages or phases
that extends from the infancy state to the elderly state. Most development
theories, such as Freud's psychosexual development theory or Piaget's cognitive
development theory, end in the adolescent stage of life. Levinson's stage
theory is important because it goes beyond most theories assuming that
development continues throughout adult life.
Levinson based his model on biographical interviews of 40 American men.
The....
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