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Residential Choices and Experiences of Older Adults: Pathways to Life Quality
ISBN: 9780826119544 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on the Pathways to Life Quality longitudinal research study, this book explores the ways in which older adults' residential choices impact their health and well-being. The study examines the factors associated with life quality for persons living on their own in the local community, as well as those in various housing arrangements such as a continuing care retirement facility, adult home, income-subsidized housing, and senior apartments. Topics include plans and adjustment to moving; role identities; social relationships, participation, and integration; health and activity... Based on the Pathways to Life Quality longitudinal research study, this book explores the ways in which older adults' residential choices im... |
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403,08 |
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Die Berliner Altersstudie: Ein Projekt Der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften
ISBN: 9783050029054 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 672 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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467,22 |
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Reconstructing Old Age: New Agendas in Social Theory and Practice
ISBN: 9780803979895 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life, and provides an overview of theoretical debates in gerontology.
This text outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life, and provides an overview of theoretical debates in gerontology.
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222,96 |
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Group Activities with Older Adults
ISBN: 9780863883422 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Structured around ten key areas of activity needed by older people in care situations, this resource contains ideas and tools for effective activities. These can also be adapted for use with younger people and people with a range of dementias and similar conditions.
Structured around ten key areas of activity needed by older people in care situations, this resource contains ideas and tools for effective activities...
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193,86 |
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Ageing and Later Life
ISBN: 9780803989658 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examines the range of issues raised by ageing in contemporary society. This collection combines academic and practitioner analysis with personal accounts. It aims to reflect the diverse nature of the subject by taking a multi-disciplinary approach, including literary and historical perspectives.
Examines the range of issues raised by ageing in contemporary society. This collection combines academic and practitioner analysis with personal accou...
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838,68 |
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The Mistreatment of Elderly People
ISBN: 9780761952633 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This updated edition presents a comprehensive overview of the research and theoretical explanations of elder abuse, as well as practical guidance for professionals concerned with the abuse and mistreatment of elderly people.
This updated edition presents a comprehensive overview of the research and theoretical explanations of elder abuse, as well as practical guidance for ...
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324,81 |
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Memory Change in the Aged
ISBN: 9780521473613 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although there is a tremendous amount of research comparing the memory performance of younger and older adults, very few studies have followed the same older adults over time. This volume, based on the Victoria Longitudinal Study, takes a detailed approach to some of the more pressing questions regarding aging and memory. Only through the use of such longitudinal methods can one directly observe changes in memory functioning with aging. This monograph reports recent longitudinal data following the same individuals over a six-year period. The authors consider a variety of theoretical and...
Although there is a tremendous amount of research comparing the memory performance of younger and older adults, very few studies have followed the sam...
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511,50 |
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Ageing and Diversity: Multiple Pathways and Cultural Migrations
ISBN: 9781861348470 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Assessing the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, this 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. It is aimed at acade
Assessing the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, this book explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, mi...
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137,73 |
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Ageing and Globalisation
ISBN: 9781447322276 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two of the most unprecedented transformations in the history of human social and economic life are currently underway. One, globalization, is the subject of extensive media coverage and scholarly analysis. Relatively ignored, however, is the other one: the overall aging of the world's population. This book offers the first in-depth look at the two forces in tandem, showing the many ways in which they interact and affect each other--and helping us for the first time to grasp the implications of both. This comprehensive introduction to globalization for gerontologists is part of the Ageing in a...
Two of the most unprecedented transformations in the history of human social and economic life are currently underway. One, globalization, is the subj...
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433,76 |
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Age Discrimination: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis
ISBN: 9780521847773 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Age discrimination is a highly topical issue in all industrialized societies. Based upon detailed research, and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this unique study traces the history of the age discrimination debate in Britain and the U.S. since the 1930s. It critically analyzes the concepts of ageism in social relations and age discrimination in employment. Case-studies on generational equity and health care rationing by age are followed by an analysis of the British government's initiatives against age discrimination in employment. The book then traces the history of the debate on...
Age discrimination is a highly topical issue in all industrialized societies. Based upon detailed research, and adopting an interdisciplinary approach...
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438,02 |
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New Dynamics in Old Age: Individual, Environmental and Societal Perspectives
ISBN: 9780895033222 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the gerontology literature. Several questions drove the choice of substance for the book: What kind of new dynamics of aging deserves consideration? What kinds of theories and fields are at the core of treating such a new dynamics? And what kind of empirical evidence should be considered? The master hypothesis on which the book is based maintains that the new dynamics of old age is best observed in a range of everyday aging contexts that have been undergoing major... This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the gerontology literat... |
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727,18 |
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Living Longer & Livelier: Guidelines for Older Adults
ISBN: 9781560727453 / Angielski / Twarda / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whatever is the world coming to? Eighty-year-olds are running the Marathon. Card shop are selling birthday greeting cards for 100-year-olds. A physician asks his octogenarian patient if his parents are still living. There is an increasing number of grandchildren who are upwards of 50 years of age. And on and on and on. These days when a statistic regarding life expectancy is announced it becomes obsolete almost immediately. The oldest of the old are not only here to stay, but in increasingly larger numbers. This book is concerned essentially with the behaviours, needs and interests and other...
Whatever is the world coming to? Eighty-year-olds are running the Marathon. Card shop are selling birthday greeting cards for 100-year-olds. A physici...
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295,92 |
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Elderly Americans: Issues & Programs
ISBN: 9781590332634 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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387,78 |
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Rethinking Social Theory & Later Life
ISBN: 9781594544309 / Angielski / Twarda / 61 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We need to ask what are the conditions which allow narrative and trust to be formed and performed relating to ageing. This book aims to provide a reflection on epistemologies of ageing and alternatively, introduce post-structuralist insights to ageing stud
We need to ask what are the conditions which allow narrative and trust to be formed and performed relating to ageing. This book aims to provide a refl...
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566,38 |
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New Perspectives on China & Aging
ISBN: 9781600217500 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Addresses social and economic changes in China through a kaleidoscope of differential perspectives that focus on how family continues to be an important reference point for the institution in the care of older people. This book focuses on the tangible soci
Addresses social and economic changes in China through a kaleidoscope of differential perspectives that focus on how family continues to be an importa...
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836,84 |
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Aging in the Church: How Social Relationships Affect Health
ISBN: 9781599471440 / Angielski / Miękka / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A growing number of studies indicate that social ties that are formed by older people in the church have a significant positive impact on their physical and mental health. Aging in the Church: How Social Relationships Affect Health by Neal Krause constitutes the first attempt to provide a comprehensive assessment of the various types of relationships that stem from church involvement. Among the many types of relationships Krause explores are closecompanion friendships, social-support structures (such as assistance provided by fellow church members during difficult... A growing number of studies indicate that social ties that are formed by older people in the church have a significant positive impact on their phy... |
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155,13 |
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Psychology of Aging: Disciplinary Approaches to Aging
ISBN: 9780415938976 / Angielski / Twarda / 422 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The second volume in this six volume set contains a balance of articles representing current theories and research across the domains of psychology, as they relate to aging. Ours is truly the age of aging. We are on the edge of a demographic, social, economic, and health transition revolution which will globally shape life in the Twenty-First Century. Increasingly, the aging of the population is having vast social and personal impact, changing past perceptions of the life-cycle; the organization of health care systems; social security policy; economics of retirement; political elections;...
The second volume in this six volume set contains a balance of articles representing current theories and research across the domains of psychology, a...
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921,09 |
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Introduction to Educational Gerontology
ISBN: 9781560320395 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Educational gerontology is the study of the changes in the learning process caused by old age. This new edition provides an update of developments in this field of research. The volume probes topics such as implications for education for the aging, reminiscence, methods of teaching, social exchange and equal opportunity.
Educational gerontology is the study of the changes in the learning process caused by old age. This new edition provides an update of developments in ...
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227,80 |
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Health Care for an Aging Society : Cost-Conscious Community Care and Self-Care Approaches
ISBN: 9781560322276 / Angielski / Miękka / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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237,50 |
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Age Structuring in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 9780805802023 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 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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702,94 |
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