An exciting exploration of the spiritual passages we go through as we age from midlife crises to the search for inner purpose and the rich possibilities they offer for fulfillment in the life journey. Based on twenty years of research, The Five Stages of the Soul is the first book to focus squarely on the spiritual passages that the majority of us go through, offering readers a detailed road map of their quest for meaning and self-discovery. Interweaving psychology, religion, myth, and literature, Harry Moody in the bestselling tradition of Joseph Campbell, Thomas Moore, and...
An exciting exploration of the spiritual passages we go through as we age from midlife crises to the search for inner purpose and the rich possibiliti...
Religion is an important coping mechanism for many aging adults. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: A Social Work Perspective discusses the latest research and the issues of the aging soul while examining ways to improve care. Respected social work researchers and scholars provide insight and practical methods for fostering positive aging while also considering how spirituality and religion can affect practitioners themselves. The full range of advantages and ethical implications are discussed in clear detail from a social work viewpoint. Case studies plainly affirm the positive impact that...
Religion is an important coping mechanism for many aging adults. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: A Social Work Perspective discusses the latest res...
Discusses the research and the issues of the ageing soul, while examining ways to improve care. Case studies affirm the positive impact that the inclusion of spirituality and religion in an ageing person's life may have on their physical and mental welfare. This compilation includes figures and tables to clearly illustrate data and theories.
Discusses the research and the issues of the ageing soul, while examining ways to improve care. Case studies affirm the positive impact that the inclu...
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the questions of ethics and aging. Advances in medical technology have created dilemmas for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals over such questions as the allocation of resources and a patient's -right to die.- At the same time, the aging of the American population raises concerns about social policies that involve the role of government. In Ethics in an Aging Society Harry R. Moody examines both the clinical and the policy issues that center around aging.
Moody pays special attention to the ethical problems...
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the questions of ethics and aging. Advances in medical technology have created dilemmas for physicians...
Originally published in 1998 as FIVE STAGES OF THE SOUL: CHARTING THE SPIRITUAL PASSAGES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES, a new edition of a guide to spiritual self-discovery. It examines various stages of spiritual awakening throughout the life-span and offers advice to those seeking inspiration and inner purpose.
Originally published in 1998 as FIVE STAGES OF THE SOUL: CHARTING THE SPIRITUAL PASSAGES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES, a new edition of a guide to spiritual s...
Gerontology: The Basics is a vibrant and compelling introduction to the human aging process. Examining the complex issues which surround the study of adult development and aging in a clear and accessible way, it introduces the reader to the socially constructed life-course stages of mid- and later-life and explores the biophysical, psychological and emotional experience of becoming and being "old person." Inviting the reader to consider what it means to be an older adult, it answers such questions as:
What is Gerontology?
How and why did aging become a...
Gerontology: The Basics is a vibrant and compelling introduction to the human aging process. Examining the complex issues which surround the study ...
Gerontology: The Basics is a vibrant and compelling introduction to the human aging process. Examining the complex issues which surround the study of adult development and aging in a clear and accessible way, it introduces the reader to the socially constructed life-course stages of mid- and later-life and explores the biophysical, psychological and emotional experience of becoming and being "old person." Inviting the reader to consider what it means to be an older adult, it answers such questions as:
What is Gerontology?
How and why did aging become a...
Gerontology: The Basics is a vibrant and compelling introduction to the human aging process. Examining the complex issues which surround the study ...
