Gerontology category: 668 books
by Leslie A. Morgan, PhD, Suzanne R. Kunkel
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Doody's Score: 91, 4 Stars
"[This] book's unfading preoccupation with social context, social processes, and social structures distinguishes itself and greatly contributes to the discourse in gerontology."--The Gerontologist
This is a comprehensive textbook for both undergraduate...
Global Aging
Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
"This book is exemplary in amassing demographic, policy, and sociopsychological data from around the world to refute both premises: that countriesí aging is not occurring in developing nations and that aging of the population presents intractable predicaments. The content of the book is rich...
by Higgs, Paul, Hyde
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Population ageing and globalisation represent two of the most radical social transformations that have occurred. This book provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of how they interact. Ageing has been conventionally framed within the boundaries of nation states, yet demographic changes,...
Caring for the Elderly
Social Gerontology in the Indian Context
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This book seeks to improve the quality of life of the elderly by means of policy suggestions that can be implemented by the government.
Caring for the Elderly focuses on managing various issues confronting the elderly today and the remedial measures that can be taken by care givers and society...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 31, 2011
Pathways Through The Transitions of Care for Older Adults
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
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This unique volume, with its person- and context-centered focus, is the only book to emphasize the need to incorporate social, cultural, and demographics into transitional care protocol for elderly patients. It encompasses the larger context of life experience in order to provide optimal...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 26, 2006
The Crown of Life: Dynamics of the Early Postretirement Period
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2006
As the population of retirees between the ages of 65 and 75 continues to grow, professionals, researchers, and educators in all areas of the health care and the business sectors will require more expertise on the latest trends to make better decisions and improve systems.
Contributed by nationally...
by Stephen Golant
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
“If there’s one place to go for everything you need to know about housing and aging, it’s Stephen Golant. He brings a lifetime of deep scholarly knowledge to this book.”— Harry Moody, Ph.D., Retired Vice President, AARP“[provides] deep knowledge about the great variety of places in which...
by Frederick L Ahearn Jr
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Gain a new perspective on the international implications of our aging population!
This comprehensive book examines a broad array of international concerns in gerontology. Issues in Global Aging addresses the implications of the rapid growth in elderly populations in both the Third World and...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 35, 2015
Subjective Aging: New Developments and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2014
How do individuals perceive the experience of aging? Can this perception predict such developmental outcomes as functional health or mortality? The 35th volume of ARGG encompasses the most current and fruitful research findings about the subjective experience of aging and describes how they fit within...
Aging and the Meaning of Time
A Multidisciplinary Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2006
As we confront our own mortality, we might ask, "What has my long life meant and how have the years shaped me?" or "How long must I suffer?" Such questions reflect time-consciousness, the focus of this classic volume.
The authors, from diverse disciplines in gerontology,...
Medical Sociology and Old Age
Towards a sociology of health in later life
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity and mortality, while social gerontologists on the other hand have focused on the epidemiology of old age and health and social...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 27, 2007
Biopsychosocial Approaches to Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2007
Though exceptional human longevity has captured the imagination for millennia, it has been only in the past fifteen years or so that some of the secrets to very long lives are finally giving way to scientific inquiry.
Written by an international group of experts, this year's review first considers...
by Leon A Pastalan, Benyamin Schwarz
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Make housing for the elderly comfortable, efficient, and appropriate to their special needs!
Today people are living longer lives than ever before, and elderly people need to live in settings that reflect their individual capabilities. They need safe and appropriate homes, appliances, and furnishings...
Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
Promoting Positive Ageing
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Written by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better understand and cater for the needs of our ageing population. It examines:
how services can be provided to meet the expectations and needs of a growing population of ageing citizens within a cost-effective,...