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Alternsmanagement: Die zukünftige Herausforderung in der Arbeitswelt
ISBN: 9783656218166 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 90 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Gerontologie / Alterswissenschaften, Note: 2,0, Universitat Vechta; fruher Hochschule Vechta (Gerontologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der demografische Wandel ist in unserer Gesellschaft heutzutage mittlerweile uberall prasent und wird vielfach diskutiert. Insgesamt wird die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung des demografischen Wandels sich auf alle gesellschaftlichen Bereiche und Ebenen auswirken, beispielsweise auf die Arbeits-, Kapital- und Immobilienmarkte ebenso wie auf der individu-ellen Ebene und auf der Ebene der Verbande und Organisationen....
Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Gerontologie / Alterswissenschaften, Note: 2,0, Universitat Vechta; fruher Hochschule Vechta (Gerontolog...
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Growing Old in Cameroon: Gender, Vulnerability, and Social Capital
ISBN: 9780761861256 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the governments of many developing African nations, providing income security for the older population is difficult, particularly in Cameroon. This book uncovers the complex problem of pension deficits and difficulties providing welfare and other forms of social assistance. A vast majority of older people in Cameroon remain unassisted and battling to survive, with increasingly fragmented family and community oriented forms of support. As the older population increases, fundamental concerns remain: Is care provided only by family members sustainable? How does gender factor into this...
For the governments of many developing African nations, providing income security for the older population is difficult, particularly in Cameroon. Thi...
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The Becoming of Age: Cinematic Visions of Mind, Body and Identity in Later Life
ISBN: 9780786472604 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Becoming of Age is an examination of the ways that aging and old age are represented in popular film. Arguing that the ideas behind cinematic depictions of aging are historical and open to revision, the author looks at how movies both promote negative portrayals of aging and challenge its persistent cultural devaluation. Movies are a site of struggle where the representation and the reality of aging intertwine, and they have the power not only to reflect but to reconstruct our understanding.
The Becoming of Age is an examination of the ways that aging and old age are represented in popular film. Arguing that the ideas behind cinematic depi...
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Alzheimer's Disease, Media Representations and the Politics of Euthanasia: Constructing Risk and Selling Death in an Ageing Society
ISBN: 9781409451921 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on extensive data including news media reports and commentaries, documentaries, courts and court reports, films, websites, professional literature and government and non-government agencies, this book explores the 'Alzheimerisation' of the euthanasia debate, examining the shift in recent years in public attitudes towards the desirability and moral permissibility of euthanasia as an end-of-life 'solution' for people living with the disease - not just at its end stage, but also at earlier stages. With attention to media representations and public understandings of Alzheimer's disease,...
Drawing on extensive data including news media reports and commentaries, documentaries, courts and court reports, films, websites, professional litera...
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Who Cares? God's Path for the Caregiver
ISBN: 9780989023917 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How should we respond to our aging loved ones when they act like children? Does God expect us to love them when they are demanding and want what they want now? Thrust into the role of caring for a grandmother, an aging father, and eventually in-laws, Valeri Miller experienced emotions ranging from love to anger; from isolation to social strain. As family members struggled with a loss of independence and the prison of their frail bodies, Valeri had her struggles as well. While striving to show love and care to everyone else, God was doing a much-needed work in her own heart. Who Cares? God's...
How should we respond to our aging loved ones when they act like children? Does God expect us to love them when they are demanding and want what they ...
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International Perspectives on Age-Friendly Cities
ISBN: 9780415720717 / Angielski / Twarda / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common to all of the initiatives is recognition of the importance of the community environment for the well-being of the rapidly growing numbers of older people. The collection includes chapters that examine the circumstances in which communities currently undertake significant age-friendly initiatives, public-private collaboration in age-friendly initiatives, collaboration across institutional sectors in age-friendly initiatives, policies that...
This book brings together recent scholarly work concerned with efforts around the world to transform cities so that they are more age-friendly. Common...
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Social Gerontology
ISBN: 9781626187450 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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The Boomer Survivor Kit: An Indispensable Guide For Yourself * Your Relationships * Your Life
ISBN: 9780988854208 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What keeps you up at night? Never-ending stress? Finances? Health? Long hours of work? Aging parents? Your children and their safety and future? The generation of baby boomers is plagued by increasing stressors and complex problems, compounded by a host of global and historic changes. Collectively, these issues are ravaging their lives (financially, professionally, and personally) and straining their families and relationships. There are 74-77 million baby boomers in the US. For the next 20 years 10,000 Americans will turn 65 each day. By the year 2020, 36% of the world's population (2.7...
What keeps you up at night? Never-ending stress? Finances? Health? Long hours of work? Aging parents? Your children and their safety and future? The g...
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The Life Cycle Completed
ISBN: 9780393317725 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Erik Erikson pioneered the concept of the identity crisis, the interdependence of history and life history, and postulated that maturity is not the end of psychological growth. With contributions from Joan Erikson, this book provides an historical and autobiographical context for these ideas.
Erik Erikson pioneered the concept of the identity crisis, the interdependence of history and life history, and postulated that maturity is not the en...
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Working with Older People
ISBN: 9780415354219 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Working with older people has become an important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book acts as a source of information and help.
Working with older people has become an important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human g...
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Social Work with Older People
ISBN: 9780745639550 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Social Work with Older People" provides an authoritative and practical guide to working with older people in a range of settings. It addresses the complexities of individual work with older people, as well as work with families, groups and the wider community, and is not afraid to tackle the challenges as well as opportunities of practice in this area.
The book begins by explaining the demographic changes that have led to a 'greying' of the general population. It goes on to discuss the diversity in experiences of ageing across society, and the range of issues which confront older people... "Social Work with Older People" provides an authoritative and practical guide to working with older people in a range of settings. It addresses the co...
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Social Work with Older People
ISBN: 9780745639567 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Social Work with Older People" provides an authoritative and practical guide to working with older people in a range of settings. It addresses the complexities of individual work with older people, as well as work with families, groups and the wider community, and is not afraid to tackle the challenges as well as opportunities of practice in this area.
The book begins by explaining the demographic changes that have led to a 'greying' of the general population. It goes on to discuss the diversity in experiences of ageing across society, and the range of issues which confront older people... "Social Work with Older People" provides an authoritative and practical guide to working with older people in a range of settings. It addresses the co...
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"Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese": Wisdom from Our Elders (Quote Book, Inspiration Book, Birthday Gift, Quotations)
ISBN: 9780761125181 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do. -Lena Horne "I take a simple view of living. It is: Keep your eyes open and get on with it." -Laurence Olivier
"The only sin is mediocrity." -Martha Graham "When I was young, I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock. So I stopped wearing socks." -Albert Einstein "Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."-Jimmy Carter Full of surprise, insight, humor, perspective, celebration, inspiration, and a kind of offhand, poignant poetry, Age Doesn't... It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do. -Lena Horne "I take a simple view of living. It is:...
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Cognitive Aging: A Primer
ISBN: 9780863776922 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive system changes as a function of normal aging.
Building on the successful first edition, this volume provide an even more comprehensive coverage of the major issues affecting memory, attention, language, speech and other aspects of cognitive functioning. The essential chapters from the first edition have been thoroughly revised and updated and new chapters have been introduced which draw in neuroscience studies and more applied topics. In... As our society ages, the topic of cognitive aging is becoming increasingly important. This volume provides an accessible overview of how the cognitive...
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Residential Care Transformed: Revisiting 'the Last Refuge'
ISBN: 9781137265692 / Angielski / Miękka / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an important contribution to the literature on research methods.
This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It p...
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Critical Issues in Social Work with Older People
ISBN: 9781403991256 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text brings together the latest research in critical gerontology with social work knowledge to offer a new model for professional work with older people. It covers a comprehensive set of issues for today's changing care environment, with discussion ranging from frailty and dependency to interprofessional working, integrated care and anti-oppressive practice. Each chapter provides practice illustrations suitable for individual reflection or group discussion and references to further reading. With its emphasis on both accessibility and challenge, this is a core source and course companion...
This text brings together the latest research in critical gerontology with social work knowledge to offer a new model for professional work with older...
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Ageing in the Mediterranean
ISBN: 9781447301066 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In almost all of the world s nations, improved life expectancy and decreasing birth rates have made people older than sixty the fastest-growing demographic group. "Ageing in the Mediterranean" fills a gap in the literature on our aging societies, providing a detailed portrait of the diverse factors responsible for shaping aging policies across the region. Analyzing rich data from countries including Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Portugal, Tunisia, and Turkey, this volume s global cast of contributors highlight the idiosyncratic ways in which these nations approach such issues as migration,...
In almost all of the world s nations, improved life expectancy and decreasing birth rates have made people older than sixty the fastest-growing demogr...
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Standing on Both Feet: Voices of Older Mixed-Race Americans
ISBN: 9781594519826 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions of identity and the significance of family experiences, aging and the life course, class, gender, and nationality. Including African American/White and Asian American/White individuals, the book highlights the poignant voices of people who embodied the transgression of the color line. Their very existence violated deep cultural beliefs in the distinctiveness of the races at the time. Based on extensive interviews, the book offers a unique perspective on the social construction...
In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions of identity and the significance o...
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The Importance of Food and Mealtimes in Dementia Care: The Table Is Set
ISBN: 9781843104353 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mealtimes are about much more than just re-fuelling, and the importance of mealtimes in the care of people with dementia cannot be overestimated. Using her extensive experience of working with older people with dementia, Grethe Berg explains how mealtimes can be used as natural opportunities for meaningful interaction, socialising and reminiscing, and useful forums for taking part in familiar tasks. The book considers the social significance of mealtimes and their role in maintaining patients' feelings of social attachment and well-being as well as the impact of the symptoms of dementia on...
Mealtimes are about much more than just re-fuelling, and the importance of mealtimes in the care of people with dementia cannot be overestimated. Usin...
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Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia: Evidence-Based Practice
ISBN: 9781843106838 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. This book provides examples of psychosocial interventions: taking into consideration the individual, social and environmental aspects of the person's life. It looks at ways of providing support at the time of diagnosis and goes on to explore a variety of interventions and services for the treatment of early dementia. Bringing together the knowledge and experiences of professionals from both the UK and Europe, the contributors describe...
For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their qualit...
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