Role Transitions

I: Introduction.- 1. A Role Theoretical Perspective on Transitional Processes.- II: Theoretical Issues.- 2. Role Transition as Social Drama.- 3. Role Transitions and Social Networks: Social Support for Multiple Roles.- 4. Self-Identity Change and the Role Transition Process.- 5. Role Transition as Interrole Conflict.- 6. Career Transitions and Life Event Adaptation: Integrating Alternative Perspectives on Role Transition.- III: Cultural Context.- 7. Immigration as Role Transition: A Cognitive Analysis of its Impact on Health.- 8. Transitions in Commitments to Roles and Self-Concept Change: Relocation as a Paradigm.- 9. Status Inconsistency Through Role Transitions: Toward a Systematic Attempt to Explain Causes and Patterns of Individual Reactions.- 10. Societal Change and Role Transitions into Adulthood.- IV: Multiple Transitions.- 11. From Society into Prison and From Prison into Society.- 12. Entry and Re-entry Strain in Undercover Agents.- 13. Role Transitions in Small Groups.- 14. Transition to the Leaders's Role in Small Groups.- V: Work-Related Transitions.- 15. Role Transitions of Professionals Moving to Rural Locales.- 16. Organizational Role Differentiation and Individual Propensity for Role Changes.- 17. Transitions in Jobs, Occupational Socialization and Strain.- 18. Stress, Strain, and Social Support During a Role Transition.- 19. Job Loss, Unemployment, and Psychological Well-Being.- VI: Life-Cycle Transitions.- 20. Construing the Transition to Parent Role as a Constructive Process.- 21. The Transition to a Parent-Caring Role by Adult Children.- 22. Divorce as a Dual Transition: Interpersonal Loss and Role Restructuring.- 23. Retirement as a Process of Active Role Transition.- VII: Facilitating Role Transitions.- 24. Managing Transitional Strain: Strategies and Intervention Techniques.- Author Index.