wyszukanych pozycji: 15
Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges
ISBN: 9780826124081 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A] useful reference book. Readers will find themselves returning to chapters again and again... --PsycCritiques This is the 20th and final volume in the "Societal Impact on Aging" series. It focuses on what has been learned over the span of the previous volumes regarding the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and tries to forecast what may be the next set of issues to lie at the intersection of social structures and the individual aging process. The editors therefore invited major organizers of, and contributors to, the 19 earlier... A] useful reference book. Readers will find themselves returning to chapters again and again... --PsycCritiques This is the 20th... |
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474,93 zł |
Developmental Influences on Adult Intelligence: The Seattle Longitudinal Study
ISBN: 9780195386134 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Adult cognitive development is one of the most important yet most neglected aspects in the study of human psychology. Although the development of cognition and intelligence during childhood and adolescence is of great interest to researchers, educators, and parents, many assume that this development stops progressing in any significant manner when people reach adulthood. In fact, cognition and intelligence do continue to progress in very significant ways. In this second edition of Developmental Influences on Adult Intelligence, K. Warner Schaie presents the history, latest data,...
Adult cognitive development is one of the most important yet most neglected aspects in the study of human psychology. Although the development of cogn...
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689,78 zł |
Social Structures: Demographic Changes and the Well-Being of Older Persons
ISBN: 9780826124074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Significant demographic changes are altering the structure of the American population. Larger numbers of immigrants are entering the work force, will become part of our aging population, and increasingly, are providing care for the elderly. Family structures and communities are evolving as marriage, childbearing, divorce, and cohabitation trends are changing. The working population that supports the elderly, physically and economically, is also changing and will most likely become smaller and less able to support this growing population. What does this mean for the well-being of... Significant demographic changes are altering the structure of the American population. Larger numbers of immigrants are entering the work force, wi... |
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552,25 zł |
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 17, 1997: Focus on Emotion and Adult Development
ISBN: 9780826164995 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this timely volume, prestigious contributors incorporate new knowledge from general psychology into a more comprehensive and accessible view of emotion in adult development and aging. The first chapter sets the stage by providing an overview of emotion across the entire life-span. Subsequent chapters examine and consider thought-provoking themes including: how feelings are used in interpersonal communication across the years of adulthood; the linkage between stressful life events and the occurrence of disease; and the changes in emotional intensity and emotional understanding as we age.... In this timely volume, prestigious contributors incorporate new knowledge from general psychology into a more comprehensive and accessible view of ... |
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455,45 zł |
Effective Health Behavior in Older Adults
ISBN: 9780826124012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed and diverse contributors examine the health behaviors of older adults and the ways in which these behaviors are affected by societal trends. The volume begins with a discussion of the personal attributes affecting health behaviors and responsible health care choices in older adults. Additional topics explored include: Psychosocial factors in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; behavioral interventions such as the role of exercise in...
In what ways do health behaviors and societal mechanisms help or discourage individuals in assuming responsibility for their health? Highly-esteemed a...
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392,08 zł |
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging
ISBN: 9780128160947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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513,35 zł |
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging
ISBN: 9780124114692 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Eighth Edition, tackles the biological and environmental influences on behavior as well as the reciprocal interface between changes in the brain and behavior during the course of the adult life span. The psychology of aging is important to many features of daily life, from workplace and the family, to public policy matters. It is complex, and new questions are continually raised about how behavior changes with age. Providing perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for diverse disciplines, the handbook explains how the... Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Eighth Edition, tackles the biological and environmental influences on behavior as well as the recipro... |
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514,14 zł |
Self Directedness : Cause and Effects Throughout the Life Course
ISBN: 9780805805628 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book, the third in a series on the life course, has significance in today's world of research, professional practice, and public policy because it symbolizes the gradual reemergence of power in the social sciences. Focusing on self-directedness and efficacy over the life course, this text addresses the following issues: * the causes of change * how changes affect the individual, the family system, social groups, and society at large * how various disciplines--anthropology, sociology, psychology, epidemiology--approach this field of study, with consideration given to common themes and...
This book, the third in a series on the life course, has significance in today's world of research, professional practice, and public policy because i...
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708,33 zł |
Self Directedness: Cause and Effects Throughout the Life Course
ISBN: 9781138981607 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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251,80 zł |
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging
ISBN: 9780121012656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of aging. The 22 chapters are organized into four divisions: Concepts, Theories, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging; Biological and Social Influences on Aging; Behavioral Processes and Aging; and Complex Behavioral Concepts and Processes in Aging. The 6th edition of the Handbook is considerably changed from the previous edition. Half of the chapters are on new topics and the remaining half are on returning subjects that are entirely...
The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of ...
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299,02 zł |
Age Structuring in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780805802023 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume studies age as a basis for social organization by uniting research from the social science disciplines while implementing both cross-cultural and historical perspectives. The contributors, a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars, advance our understanding of age structuring by relating the changing societal level processes and individual aging experiences, and examining retirement practices, age and power in society, and cultural conceptions of age.
This volume studies age as a basis for social organization by uniting research from the social science disciplines while implementing both cross-cultu...
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708,33 zł |
Aging, Health Behaviors, and Health Outcomes
ISBN: 9781138988392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume is the fourth in a series designed to facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists concerned with the description of societal phenomena and those investigating adult development. As such, it contains a compilation of papers presented at an annual conference held at the Pennsylvania State University. These essays by sociologists and epidemiologists deal with the impact of disease and health outcomes with advancing age and are critiqued by members of related disciplines. In addition, there are overviews as well as specific discussions about the impact of cancer,...
This volume is the fourth in a series designed to facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists concerned with the description of soc...
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68,16 zł |
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging
ISBN: 9780123808820 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, graduate students, and professionals. It also provides perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for researchers and professionals from other disciplines.
The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews key methodological and analytical issues in aging research. It examines some of the major historical influences that might provide explanatory mechanisms for a better understanding of cohort and period differences in psychological... The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, grad...
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382,97 zł |
Social Structure and Aging : Psychological Processes
ISBN: 9780805800937 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume presents a systematic examination of the impact of social structures on individual behaviors and on their development in adulthood and old age. These papers and responses attempt to improve the reciprocal relationship between changes in social macro- and micro-structures and the process of psychological development in relation to issues of human aging. Using and combining concepts and data from various fields, this research promotes a better understanding of the effects of demographic patterns and social structures on the psychological development of adults.
This volume presents a systematic examination of the impact of social structures on individual behaviors and on their development in adulthood and old...
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472,16 zł |
Aging, Health Behaviors, and Health Outcomes
ISBN: 9780805807806 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This volume is the fourth in a series designed to facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists concerned with the description of societal phenomena and those investigating adult development. As such, it contains a compilation of papers presented at an annual conference held at the Pennsylvania State University. These essays by sociologists and epidemiologists deal with the impact of disease and health outcomes with advancing age and are critiqued by members of related disciplines. In addition, there are overviews as well as specific discussions about the impact of cancer,...
This volume is the fourth in a series designed to facilitate inter-disciplinary communication between scientists concerned with the description of soc...
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188,83 zł |