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Explorations in Dementia: Theoretical and Research Studies Into the Experience of Remediable and Enduring Cognitive Losses
ISBN: 9781843100409 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on the findings of in-depth research and on the author's long-standing experience of working with people with dementia, this ground-breaking book provides fresh perspectives and ideas for policy and practice. In the first part of this extensively referenced and up-to-date book, Michael Bender examines the scientific status of the terms 'dementia', 'Alzheimer's' and 'multi-infarct dementias' and concludes that there is little convincing scientific evidence to justify their continued use. He suggests that in order to develop adequate psychological and social models of dementia, a number...
Based on the findings of in-depth research and on the author's long-standing experience of working with people with dementia, this ground-breaking boo...
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174,58 zł |
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Care Services for Later Life: Transformations and Critiques
ISBN: 9781853028526 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What are the implications of current economic, social and political trends in Britain for older people? Social and demographic changes have led to traditional areas of welfare being transformed. The contributors to this book take a critical look at the current situation and assess the implications for future practice. They debate the assumptions and values underlying established welfare programmes and consider the case for change as growing demands put health and social services under increasing pressure. The second part of the book discusses specific areas in detail, ranging from the...
What are the implications of current economic, social and political trends in Britain for older people? Social and demographic changes have led to tra...
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174,58 zł |
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From Elder to Ancestor: Old Age, Death and Inheritance in Modern Korea
ISBN: 9781901903430 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This insightful account of the treatment and provision for an ageing population in South Korea is based on intensive fieldwork in the county of Puan, and adds considerably to the literature in what is happening in the fusion between older Korean culture and modern Western individualism. The structure of the book revolves around an analysis of the roles of the individual and family in the evolution of a capitalist Asian society at the start of the twenty-first century. It asks what it means to grow old in modern Korea. The study also reflects the post-war history of Korea: in just two...
This insightful account of the treatment and provision for an ageing population in South Korea is based on intensive fieldwork in the county of Puan, ...
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412,79 zł |
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Telecommunications for Older People and Disabled People in Europe: Preparing for the Information Society
ISBN: 9789051993462 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This MART study provides a complete assessment of the opportunities presented by the Information Society for older and disabled people, and of the factors in European telecommunications and in social developments that are facilitating or inhibiting access to these.
This MART study provides a complete assessment of the opportunities presented by the Information Society for older and disabled people, and of the fac...
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433,53 zł |
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Elder Care Policies in China: The Social Value Foundation Is in the Family
ISBN: 9789810237950 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), this series of research reports is intended for policy makers and readers who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in China.
Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social developm...
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45,24 zł |
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Studying Aging and Social Change: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
ISBN: 9780761905912 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work develops fresh theoretical concepts to explore ageing as a social process. The contributions link the theoretical concepts to issues of research design and analysis, and provide insights into how we can understand fundamental social processes such as human development and socialization.
This work develops fresh theoretical concepts to explore ageing as a social process. The contributions link the theoretical concepts to issues of rese...
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407,22 zł |
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Ageing and Later Life
ISBN: 9780803989665 / Angielski / Miękka / 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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196,01 zł |
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Ageing, the Body and Social Change: Running in Later Life
ISBN: 9780230517592 / Angielski / Twarda / 181 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions.
The book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social chan...
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197,46 zł |
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Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America
ISBN: 9780801888649 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby boomers in a period of huge government deficits, public anxiety about the social and economic health of an aging nation is widespread. The policy debates are contentious--from deciding who should receive limited subsidized housing and medical services to the ongoing battle over -saving- Social Security and other entitlement programs. Some policy makers and pundits forecast disaster: elderly people will be put out to pasture with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare infrastructure will implode... With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby boomers in a period of huge government deficits, public anxiety about the social and economic... |
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145,53 zł |
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Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century: A Social Work Perspective
ISBN: 9780231107495 / Angielski / Miękka / 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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185,22 zł |
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Aging and Quality of Life
ISBN: 9780826184306 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence and quality of life. In addition to the editors, chapter authors include Robert N. Butler, Matilda White Riley, Carroll Estes, and a foreword by James O. Mason.
In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge ...
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486,81 zł |
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Social Networks of Older Adults: A Comparative Study of Americans and Taiwanese
ISBN: 9781934043905 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written by four authors, Philip Silverman (PhD, Cornell University), Laura Hecht (PhD, Indiana University), J. Daniel McMillin (PhD, Southern Illinois University), and Shienpei Chang (MA, California State University Bakersfield), this unique book examines how social networks contribute to a sense of well-being and a positive self-identity among older Americans and Taiwanese. Although social network analysis has grown increasingly important in the last several decades, few comparisons are available with Chinese and American samples; this is the first research project that compares a Western...
Written by four authors, Philip Silverman (PhD, Cornell University), Laura Hecht (PhD, Indiana University), J. Daniel McMillin (PhD, Southern Illinois...
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538,02 zł |
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Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges
ISBN: 9780826124081 / Angielski / Twarda / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A] useful reference book. Readers will find themselves returning to chapters again and again... --PsycCritiques This is the 20th and final volume in the "Societal Impact on Aging" series. It focuses on what has been learned over the span of the previous volumes regarding the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and tries to forecast what may be the next set of issues to lie at the intersection of social structures and the individual aging process. The editors therefore invited major organizers of, and contributors to, the 19 earlier... A] useful reference book. Readers will find themselves returning to chapters again and again... --PsycCritiques This is the 20th... |
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455,06 zł |
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Ageing with a Lifelong Disability: A Guide to Practice, Program and Policy Issues for Human Services Professionals
ISBN: 9781843100775 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'A comprehensive text addressing this issue is welcome and this book addresses service provision for older people with disabilities from a UK, USA and Australian perspective. The book would serve as a useful reference book for Health and Social Service personnel, particularly students, from a variety of disciplines working with older adults, in the learning disability field or with older people who have lifelong physical disabilities. A particular strength is the inclusion of case vignettes that describe individual older clients with lifelong disabilities; interesting questions are posed for...
'A comprehensive text addressing this issue is welcome and this book addresses service provision for older people with disabilities from a UK, USA and...
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174,58 zł |
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Ageing, Independence and the Life Course
ISBN: 9781853021800 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is impossible in a short review to do justice to all those individual contributions, most of which are interesting in their own right ... Whilst this book is likely to be of particular interest to gerontologists looking for recent developments in approaches to ageing, many of the chapters also address policy issues related to care, housing and social security.' Social Policy The book merits detailed study and should send ripples, if not waves, in a variety of directions. The wide range of topics that are covered should ensure that the papers will be of considerable value to those who are...
It is impossible in a short review to do justice to all those individual contributions, most of which are interesting in their own right ... Whilst th...
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158,71 zł |
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Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 22, 2002: Economic Outcomes in Later Life: Public Policy, Health and Cumulative Advantage
ISBN: 9780826114495 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward... Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include... |
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447,57 zł |
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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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418,02 zł |
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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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458,44 zł |
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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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216,13 zł |
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Aging: : Taking a Proactive Approach
ISBN: 9781516893034 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I am concerned about how the elderly population is treated. It seems as if we are embarrassed by getting old when other countries celebrate and respect the wisdom associated with age. The best way to combat aging is preparation. Being prepared by getting your affairs in order. Forming a support team that consists of family members, healthcare provider or maybe an advocate.
I am concerned about how the elderly population is treated. It seems as if we are embarrassed by getting old when other countries celebrate and respec...
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36,11 zł |
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