On Being Old : The Psychology Of Later Life

ISBN-13: 9781850008408 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 195 str.

Graham Stokes

Opis

Presents the foundations for understanding gerontology and addresses, chapter by chapter, many different aspects of ageing. The gerontological boom of the 20th century has led to spectulation about what it will be like to grow old in years to come and the resulting consequences for society.

Spis treści

Part 1 Age and ageing: an ageing society; the biology of ageing; the psychology of ageing; social age and social ageing. Part 2 Psychological products and processes: intellectual products in old age; cognitive processes in later life; learning and memory; wisdom, creative achievement and ageing. Part 3 Social adaptation in old age: personality, adjustment and ageing; family ties and friendships in later life; the meaning of work, the impact of retirement; sexual interest and activity in later life; death, dying and bereavement. Part 4 Abnormal ageing: Dementia - The Silent Epidemic; Emotional Disorder And Physical disability in later life.

O autorze

Graham Stokes.