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Aging Families in Chinese Society
Inbunden, 2021
2517 kr
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Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications …
Life-Course Implications of US Public Policy
Av Janet Wilmoth, Andrew London
Inbunden, 2021
2592 kr
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There is a complex set of public policies and associated programs that constitute the social safety net in the United States. In Life-Course Implications of U.S. Public Policies, the authors encourage others to systematically consider the influence of policies and programs on lives, aging, and the …
Life-Course Implications of US Public Policy
Av Janet Wilmoth, Andrew London
Häftad, 2021
653 kr
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There is a complex set of public policies and associated programs that constitute the social safety net in the United States. In Life-Course Implications of U.S. Public Policies, the authors encourage others to systematically consider the influence of policies and programs on lives, aging, and the …
Aging, Globalization and Inequality
The New Critical Gerontology
Av Jan Baars, Dale Dannefer m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
804 kr
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This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which …
Beyond Gender Differences
Adaptation to Aging in Life Course Perspective
Häftad, 2019
434 kr
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Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and polit
Lessons on Aging from Three Nations
The Art of Caring for Older Adults
Av Sara Carmel, Carol A. Morse m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
671 kr
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The global phenomenon of the aging of societies during a period of outstanding scientific, economic, and technological advancements is a blessing for humanity. These fundamental changes, however, create new needs and problems in all areas of life, often difficult to address. In some countries, the …
Lives in Time and Place
The Problems and Promises of Developmental Science
Häftad, 2018
718 kr
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Time and place are of the greatest significance for scientific inquiry about human lives. As we seek to better understand the nature and rhythm of the life course in modern societies, its effective analysis and explanation simultaneously becomes more pressing and more complicated. This information …
Invitation to the Life Course
Towards new understandings of later life
Häftad, 2017
768 kr
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Invitation to the Life Course: Toward New Understandings of Later Life discusses in depth the challenges of age, time, and social contexts for the study of aging and later life. Understanding aging (as a process) and later life (as a period) must be accompanied by serious attention to the life …
Rural Health and Aging Research
Theory, Methods, and Practical Applications
Av Wilbert Gesler, Donna Rabiner m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
459 kr
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This book describes a wide-ranging set of research approaches which have been used to study the health care problems of adults living in rural areas. It shows how these approaches can be used to define health care problems, measure levels of illness and health, and evaluate health care practices. …
Soul Pain
The Meaning of Suffering in Later Life
Av Helen Black
Häftad, 2018
804 kr
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This book explores the multifaceted experience of suffering in old age. Older adults suffer from a variety of causes such as illness, loss, and life disappointment, to name a few. Suffering also occurs due to experiences related to one's gender, ethnic background, and religion. Although …
Gerontological Prism
Developing Interdisciplinary Bridges
Av Jeffrey Michael Clair, Richard Allman
Häftad, 2018
671 kr
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"The Gerontological Prism" promotes disciplinary cooperation in aging research and practice. To some extent, each chapter explores a unified objective, that of generating a disciplinary-blind gerontology. The fundamental assumption throughout this book is that the aging individual and society can …
Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
Understanding Networks of Care
Av Janet M. Wilmoth, Merril D. Silverstein
Inbunden, 2017
2208 kr
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Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations offers current, multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and service provision to older Americans. The chapters trace how our understanding of social support among older adults has developed over the past …
Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
Understanding Networks of Care
Av Janet M. Wilmoth, Merril D. Silverstein
Häftad, 2017
716 kr
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Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations offers current, multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and service provision to older Americans. The chapters trace how our understanding of social support among older adults has developed over the past …
Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Inbunden, 1999
2525 kr
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Assesses the needs and lives of the first generation of people with developmental disabilities who have survived into later life. Describes the challenges facing practitioners in gerontology and developmental disabilities to modify programs designed for mid-life adults, and notes that senior …
Aging Public Policy
Bonding the Generations
Av Theodore H. Hoff, Richard W. Park
Häftad, 1999
1837 kr
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"Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public …
Aging Public Policy
Bonding the Generations
Av Theodore H. Hoff, Richard W. Park
Inbunden, 1999
2691 kr
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"Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public …
Lives in Time and Place
The Problems and Promises of Developmental Science
Inbunden, 1999
2454 kr
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Time and place are of the greatest significance for scientific inquiry about human lives. As we seek to better understand the nature and rhythm of the life course in modern societies, its effective analysis and explanation simultaneously becomes more pressing and more complicated. This information …
Beyond Gender Differences
Adaptation to Aging in Life Course Perspective
Inbunden, 2000
1466 kr
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Putting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and polit
Invitation to the Life Course
Towards new understandings of later life
Inbunden, 2002
3082 kr
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Invitation to the Life Course: Toward New Understandings of Later Life discusses in depth the challenges of age, time, and social contexts for the study of aging and later life. Understanding aging (as a process) and later life (as a period) must be accompanied by serious attention to the life …
Soul Pain
The Meaning of Suffering in Later Life
Av Helen Black
Inbunden, 2005
2489 kr
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This book explores the multifaceted experience of suffering in old age. Older adults suffer from a variety of causes such as illness, loss, and life disappointment, to name a few. Suffering also occurs due to experiences related to one's gender, ethnic background, and religion. Although …
Aging, Globalization and Inequality
The New Critical Gerontology
Av Jan Baars, Dale Dannefer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
2759 kr
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This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which …
Need for Theory
Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology
Av Simon Biggs, Jon Hendricks m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
1998 kr
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The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas …
Aging Families in Chinese Society
Häftad, 2024
738 kr
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Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications …
Dying in Old Age
U.S. Practice and Policy
Av Sara Moorman
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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Three-quarters of deaths in the U.S. today occur to people over the age of 65, following chronic illness. This new experience of "predictable death" has important consequences for the ways in which societies structure their health care systems, laws, and labor markets. Dying in Old Age: U.S. …
Dying in Old Age
U.S. Practice and Policy
Av Sara Moorman
Häftad, 2020
651 kr
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Three-quarters of deaths in the U.S. today occur to people over the age of 65, following chronic illness. This new experience of "predictable death" has important consequences for the ways in which societies structure their health care systems, laws, and labor markets. Dying in Old Age: U.S. …
Staying Put
Adapting the Places Instead of the People
Häftad, 2019
914 kr
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Most existing housing offers a poor fit for older people and people with disabilities, and new construction adds less than 2 per cent to the housing each year. Ninety-nine percent of the housing that will be in use in the year 2000 exists today. The long-needed anthology "Staying Put: Adapting the …
Surviving Dependence
Voices of African American Elders
Av Mary Ball, Frank Whittington
Inbunden, 1995
1502 kr
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To date there has not been a clear look at the home care experience of older African Americans. "Surviving Dependence: Voices of African American Elders" attempts to meet the need for recording and interpreting the ordinary life of elderly African Americans on their own terms, in their own …
Staying Put
Adapting the Places Instead of the People
Inbunden, 1997
1480 kr
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Most existing housing offers a poor fit for older people and people with disabilities, and new construction adds less than 2 per cent to the housing each year. Ninety-nine percent of the housing that will be in use in the year 2000 exists today. The long-needed anthology "Staying Put: Adapting the …
Old Age Challenge to the Biomedical Model
Paradigm Strain and Health Policy
Inbunden, 1995
1480 kr
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Central to this book is the idea that the United States is in the midst of a health care crisis, one that will be exacerbated as the population continues to age. Longino and Murphy trace the philosophical and technological development of the biomedical model and show its inadequacy to deal with the …
Dorian Graying
Is Youth the Only Thing Worth Having?
Inbunden, 1995
1677 kr
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In his latest and perhaps most adventuresome book, Robert Kastenbaum offers a fresh view of the quest for perpetual youth. The focus is on the "pretty monster" that Oscar Wilde created a century ago in "The Picture of Dorian Gray". We see Dorian first within the frame of his own times, responding …
