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A Decade of Change and Continuity in Midlife
ISBN: 9781527552135 / Twarda / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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320,89 |
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Understanding the Discourse of Aging: A Multifaceted Perspective
ISBN: 9781527557857 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are a number of books and articles covering particular facets of the topic of aging, such as the image of the elderly in the media, cinema, TV series and commercials, and in literature, which of course provide useful background material and references. However, these studies on aging discourse predominantly focus on a single discipline. This book adds a fresh perspective, by addressing the communicative practices surrounding age, aging and the elderly from a multidisciplinary perspective. The volume addresses several issues related to the discourse on aging, from the problems related to...
There are a number of books and articles covering particular facets of the topic of aging, such as the image of the elderly in the media, cinema, TV s...
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336,42 |
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Older People and their Household-Related Life Satisfaction in Germany
ISBN: 9781036403959 / Twarda / 167 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Quality of life is an issue which has drawn the attention of scholars, politicians and the general public since ancient times. Along with the development of social indicator research after the 1960s, life satisfaction became one of the main assessments in measuring one’s quality of life. Against the background of ageing in the European scale, the household has become a significant dimension for older people. Due to changes in social culture and personal living arrangements, the role of the household in providing older people with a better later life is reducing rapidly. Therefore, this book...
Quality of life is an issue which has drawn the attention of scholars, politicians and the general public since ancient times. Along with the developm...
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326,07 |
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Living, Dying, Death, and Bereavement (Volume One): Conversations with Thanatologists
ISBN: 9781527559585 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This two-volume book offers extensive interviews with persons who have made significant contributions to thanatology, the study of dying, death, loss, and grief. The book's in-depth conversations provide compelling life stories of interest to clinicians, researchers, and educated lay persons, and to specialists interested in oral history as a means of gaining rich understandings of persons' lives. Several disciplines that contribute to thanatology are represented in this book, such as psychology, religious studies, art, literature, history, social work, nursing, theology, education,...
This two-volume book offers extensive interviews with persons who have made significant contributions to thanatology, the study of dying, death, loss,...
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367,48 |
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Aging & Mental Disorders (Psychological Approaches To Assessment & Treatment)
ISBN: 9780029359808 / Angielski / Miękka / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A health worker confuses an older patient's reversible brain disorder with senility--and labels it hopeless. A counselor sees a seventy-year-old woman's depression as a function of her age--and dismisses her complaints that her children don't respect her. A therapist avoids treating sexual dysfunction in a sixty-five-year-old man, mistakenly believing that treatment can't help. Aging and Mental Disorders should help dispel some of these too-common myths and misconceptions about the elderly. Widely acclaimed and enthusiastically reviewed, it gives professionals the knowledge and insights they...
A health worker confuses an older patient's reversible brain disorder with senility--and labels it hopeless. A counselor sees a seventy-year-old woman...
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111,56 |
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Later Life: The Realities of Aging
ISBN: 9780131951587 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For courses in Sociology of Aging or Gerontology taught primarily in departments of sociology. Message: An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process which uses symbolic interactionism as the main theoretical perspective.
For courses in Sociology of Aging or Gerontology taught primarily in departments of sociology. Message: An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging...
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590,12 |
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Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
ISBN: 9780195115468 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides a thorough and broad-based survey of gerontology. T he authors are leading experts in their respective domains, and each c hapter reflects the current trends and emerging issues in the field. T opics include mental health, ethnicity, bereavement, caregiving, work, retirement, nursing homes, public policy issues, and much more. This book emphasizes the need to take a broader view of age-related phenome na.
This book provides a thorough and broad-based survey of gerontology. T he authors are leading experts in their respective domains, and each c hapter r...
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1586,95 |
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Coping with Aging
ISBN: 9780195173024 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of psychology. In this volume, Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as merely a collection of statistics and charts. This technique is in line with his long-standing belief that experiences should be looked at in their specific contexts, rather than squeezed into an overly general statistical viewpoint that loses the subjects' motivations. Drawing on his...
Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the st...
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243,90 |
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Intersections of Aging: Readings in Social Gerontology
ISBN: 9780195329803 / Angielski / Miękka / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elizabeth W. Markson and Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer's interdisciplinary, student-accessible anthology explores the diversity of experiences in aging--integrating ethnic, gender, economic status, sexual orientation, and historical variations throughout the book.
Intersections of Aging provides students with compellingly written and challenging articles that will promote intellectual growth and increase understanding of aging and related issues. The text examines the following questions: * How do race, ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic position shape the life course of older... Elizabeth W. Markson and Lisa A. Hollis-Sawyer's interdisciplinary, student-accessible anthology explores the diversity of experiences in aging--integ...
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1279,45 |
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Aging in Developing Countries
ISBN: 9780198272762 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The increasing life expectancy seen in developing countries has coincided with massive migrations due to urbanization, industrialization, and disasters, both natural and man-made, to cause acute physical and psychological suffering for many old people and their dependents. In this study, Tout takes the first in-depth look at this phenomenon and proposes a new approach to the special needs of the elderly in developing countries. Describing successful national programs already in place for the elderly, he highlights lesser-known difficulties, such as the responsibilities grandmothers may have...
The increasing life expectancy seen in developing countries has coincided with massive migrations due to urbanization, industrialization, and disaster...
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139,03 |
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Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age
ISBN: 9780202304502 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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565,53 |
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Old People in Three Industrial Societies
ISBN: 9780202309507 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Robert and Helen Lynd's Middletown set the format in sociological theory and practice for hundreds of studies in the decades following its publication in 1929. Old People in Three Industrial Societies may well set similar standards for studies in its fi eld for many years to come. In addition to achieving a signifi cant breakthrough in the progress of socio logical research techniques, the book offers a monumental cross-cultural exposition of the health, family relationships, and social and economic status of the aged in three countries-the United States, Britain, and Denmark.
Robert and Helen Lynd's Middletown set the format in sociological theory and practice for hundreds of studies in the decades following its publication...
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270,43 |
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The Meanings of Age: Selected Papers
ISBN: 9780226573847 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of adult development and aging. Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings together Neugarten's most important contributions in four areas: Age as a Dimension of Social Organization; The Life Course; Personality and Adaptation; and Social Policy Issues. Each section is introduced by an eminent authority in the area, including George L. Maddox, Gunhild O. Hagestad, David L. Gutmann, Robert H. Binstock, and Dail A. Neugarten, who...
One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of ad...
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207,06 |
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Inquiries in the Economics of Aging
ISBN: 9780226903033 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For over a decade, the National Bureau of Economic Research has sponsored the Economics of Aging Program, under the direction of David A. Wise. The program addresses issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people.
Within the next twenty years, an unprecedented proportion of Americans will be over sixty-five. New research in the economics of aging is an essential element of understanding what the future holds for this aging population. "Inquiries in the Economics of Aging" presents both empirical papers that consider... For over a decade, the National Bureau of Economic Research has sponsored the Economics of Aging Program, under the direction of David A. Wise. The pr...
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320,94 |
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Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century: A Social Work Perspective
ISBN: 9780231107488 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first Century meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with older patients that are age-specific and empirically based, blend "micro" and "macro" views, and reflect current themes in the aging and social work fields. The book is designed as a text for students and as a professional resource for practitioners. Clearly written, the book offers an expert and comprehensive review of the current literature and focuses on issues relating to the most vulnerable older people. Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first...
Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first Century meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with older patients...
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555,70 |
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Handbook of Aging and the Family: Theory and Research
ISBN: 9780275956974 / Angielski / Miękka / 536 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families. It includes many suggestions for theoretical and practical applications for future research on a score of important topics. This multidisciplinary survey is an invaluable library reference and teaching resource intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, teachers, and practitioners -- for gerontologists, family scholars, psychologists, sociologists, historians, social workers,... No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, a... |
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284,66 |
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Healthy Aging, Healthy Treatment: The Impact of Telling Stories
ISBN: 9780275959227 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Human stories are the core of identity and meaning. This book is an invitation to the engaging and reforming power of telling stories. It is also an invitation to heal the story of health care for older adults by improving the communication between professionals in medicine, psychology, and religion. At any age the process of genuinely listening and expressing hopes and fears is an intimacy rarely matched in human interaction. Life stories can be told, revised, and rewritten through psychotherapy and improved by a health care which integrates the best of medicine, religion, and... Human stories are the core of identity and meaning. This book is an invitation to the engaging and reforming power of telling stories. It is also a... |
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310,59 |
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Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America
ISBN: 9780275984151 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby Boomers, understanding the economic, political, and social issues related to the aging population is paramount. If the doom-and-gloomers have their way, the elderly will be put out to pasture, with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare system. In "Aging Nation," renowed experts in the field, James Schulz and Robert Binstock, agree that there is considerable cause for concern, but with a variety of sound policies and programs in place and smart individual choices, the elderly can prosper, and a... With the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby Boomers, understanding the economic, political, and social issues related to the aging popula... |
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258,83 |
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Aging China: The Demographic Challenge to China's Economic Prospects
ISBN: 9780275986834 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the portion of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the youthful dynamism now driving it? China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the number of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the... China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, th... |
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388,24 |
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Aging China: The Demographic Challenge to China's Economic Prospects
ISBN: 9780275986841 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the portion of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the youthful dynamism now driving it? China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, the number of people 65 and older will rise from around 7% to between 25 and 30% of the population. As China ages, can it retain the... China, the world's most populous nation, will enter a period of rapid aging very shortly that will redefine that country. Between 2010 and 2040, th... |
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186,30 |
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