wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Negotiating Ageing: Cultural Adaptation to the Prospect of a Long Life
ISBN: 9781138947757 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The demographic shift that is occurring as a result of an ageing international population brings with it the challenge of cultural adaptation as we begin to rethink the purpose of a long life, intergenerational relations, and the social connectedness and value of older adults. Solutions which have been proposed in the policy arena tend to be constructed around assumptive realities of long life, falling short of proposing the essential cultural adaptations required for societies where the generational groups have become roughly the same size. Utilising a psycho-social perspective... The demographic shift that is occurring as a result of an ageing international population brings with it the challenge of cultural adaptation as we... |
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752,12 zł |
Generational Intelligence: A Critical Approach to Age Relations
ISBN: 9780415546546 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The question of communication and understanding between different generations is emerging as a key issue for the twenty-first century. The advent of ageing populations may lead to increased conflict or solidarity in society, and provokes a profound ambivalence both in public and in the private sphere. In a new approach, Biggs and Lowenstein offer a critical examination of Generational Intelligence as one way of addressing these issues. How easy is it to put yourself in the shoes of someone of a different age group? What are the personal, interpersonal and social factors that affect our... The question of communication and understanding between different generations is emerging as a key issue for the twenty-first century. The advent o... |
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700,25 zł |
Negotiating Ageing: Cultural Adaptation to the Prospect of a Long Life
ISBN: 9780367431013 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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254,11 zł |
Generational Intelligence: A Critical Approach to Age Relations
ISBN: 9780415546553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The question of communication and understanding between different generations is emerging as a key issue for the twenty-first century. The advent of ageing populations may lead to increased conflict or solidarity in society, and provokes a profound ambivalence both in public and in the private sphere. In a new approach, Biggs and Lowenstein offer a critical examination of Generational Intelligence as one way of addressing these issues. How easy is it to put yourself in the shoes of someone of a different age group? What are the personal, interpersonal and social factors that affect our... The question of communication and understanding between different generations is emerging as a key issue for the twenty-first century. The advent o... |
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207,43 zł |
The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology
ISBN: 9780895037824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. 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 facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive...
The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremos...
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596,51 zł |
Everything Goes: Henry on Wheels
ISBN: 9780061958236 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry can't wait to take his first solo bike ride. When Mom says he may go only around his block, Henry discovers that there are lots of fascinating things to see close to home--from a hot dog truck to cement mixers. Early readers and riders will enjoy this I Can Read in the Everything Goes series, filled with fun on wheels Henry can't wait to take his first solo bike ride. When Mom says he may go only around his block, Henry discovers that there are lots of fascinatin... |
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74,04 zł |
Everything Goes: Henry on Wheels
ISBN: 9780061958229 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry is going on a bike ride all by himself through the neighborhood. What amazing new vehicles will he find? Henry is going on a bike ride all by himself through the neighborhood. What amazing new vehicles will he find? |
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26,10 zł |
Everything Goes: Henry Goes Skating
ISBN: 9780061958205 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. It's a snowy day, perfect for ice-skating Henry sees lots of amazing vehicles on his way to the rink, but the best vehicle of the day is around the corner. It's a snowy day, perfect for ice-skating Henry sees lots of amazing vehicles on his way to the rink, but the best vehicle of the day is around th... |
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26,10 zł |
Ageing and Diversity: Multiple Pathways and Cultural Migrations
ISBN: 9781861345479 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective.The book explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, migration and otherness, and the tension between social structures and personal agency; considers multidisciplinary and international perspectives as an important means of understanding the diversity of ageing, and the need for...
To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empir...
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602,44 zł |
New Frontiers in Colloid Science: A Celebration of the Career of Brian Vincent
ISBN: 9780854041138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Professor Brian Vincent is a leading light in colloid science both in the UK and internationally. The science Brian has been involved in has influenced many areas of colloids both academically and industrially. He has collaborated with many sectors of industry (including pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, personal products, laundry products, paints and coatings). Brian has also been an active member of both the RSC and the SCI and has collaborated with many universities in the UK and overseas. Brian Vincent retired from the position of Leverhulme Professor of Physical Chemistry...
Professor Brian Vincent is a leading light in colloid science both in the UK and internationally. The science Brian has been involved in has influence...
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518,44 zł |
New Lifestyles in Old Age: Health, Identity and Well-Being in Berryhill Retirement Village
ISBN: 9781861346209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This report explores what it is like to live and work in the new Berryhill Retirement Village in Stoke-on-Trent (developed by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust and Touchstone Housing Association), and shows that retirement housing does not have to be planned and developed solely with middle-class professionals in mind. Based on the experiences of residents, staff, families and other stakeholders, the report identifies the factors that facilitate the development of a positive environment in which to age; asks why people moved into the Village and whether they felt that their lives had improved...
This report explores what it is like to live and work in the new Berryhill Retirement Village in Stoke-on-Trent (developed by The ExtraCare Charitable...
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92,77 zł |