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ISBN: 9780895030146
Category : Aging
Languages : en
Pages :
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Perspectives on Aging and Human Development Series: Being and becoming old
Being and Becoming Old
Author: Jon HendricksPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351853082
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
How does aging affect the interaction between people and their social environment? This intriguing book examines that question from various perspectives, exploring in detail the social and psychological dimensions of the aging process. Drawing on the insights of many disciplines, articles investigate such issues as subjectively evaluated age, facts influencing adjustment, and attitudes, projections, and perceptions of competence.
Perspectives on Aging and Human Development Series
Author: Aging and Human Nature
Author: Mark SchwedaPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030250970
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
This book focuses on ageing as a topic of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. It provides a systematic inventory of fundamental theoretical questions and assumptions involved in the discussion of ageing and old age. What does it mean for human beings to grow old and become more vulnerable and dependent? How can we understand the manifestations of ageing and old age in the human body? How should we interpret the processes of change in the temporal course of a human life? What impact does old age have on the social dimensions of human existence? In order to tackle these questions, the volume brings together internationally distinguished scholars from the fields of philosophy, theology, cultural studies, social gerontology, and ageing studies. The collection of their original articles makes a twofold contribution to contemporary academic discourse. On one hand, it helps to clarify and deepen our understanding of ageing and old age by examining it from the fundamental point of view of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology. At the same time, it also enhances and expands the discourses of philosophical, theological, and historical anthropology by systematically taking into account that human beings are essentially ageing creatures.
Aging and Development
Author: Ann O'HanlonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134655274
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
With increasing numbers of the population living into old age, we need a better understanding of the nature and experience of ageing in all its aspects. Up to now, very few texts have considered this in any depth, but 'Ageing and Development', a new volume in the Texts in Developmental Psychology series, provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the theories and research in adult development into old age. The classic early accounts of theorists such as Jung and Erikson are considered, as well as their present day successors. Particular attention is given to theories of adjustment to loss, and to the threat of loss, which dominate current gerontological research. A notable feature of the book is the separate section devoted to the psychology of advanced old age, to life in states of physical and/or mental frailty, and to the survival of the self in these circumstances. There is a strong emphasis throughout on up-to-date empirical research and illustrative case examples. The reader is constantly encouraged to take a critical perspective, to understand the strengths and limitations of different studies, and to think about the issues raised in terms of their own lives.
Late Adulthood
Author: Richard A. KalishPublisher: Thomson Brooks/Cole
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Perspectives on Aging and Human Development
Author: Books in Print
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ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2132
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National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
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