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Download or read book Minority Aging written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to help focus attention on, and development a sensitivity to, the need to include minority aging in the curricula for selected health and allied health professionals. The conference papers covers the topics of aging, culture, ethnicity, and the impact of race and ethnicity on aging.
Download or read book Aging Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbook of Minority Aging by : Keith E. Whitfield, PhD
Download or read book Handbook of Minority Aging written by Keith E. Whitfield, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The array of topics covered is amazing, making this book a valuable, significant resource for many disciplines...This multidisciplinary review of the literature on minority aging presents the scholarship related to public health and 'social, behavioral, and biological concerns' of aged minorities like no other publication. Graduate students will certainly be well-served by this book, as would faculty teaching aging at both undergraduate and graduate levels...Highly recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries "...while practitioners of gerontology, family medicine, and any professional involved in the care of the elderly will find some practical guidance in the second part of the book, it will really earn a place on the bookshelf of anyone and everyone with an interest in US sociology and the development of public policy for the elderly. With the general aging of the population and the book’s accentuation of current issues, this outstanding review will become an indispensable tool."Healthy Aging Research This text provides up-to-date, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive information about aging among diverse racial and ethnic populations in the United States. It is the only book to focus on paramount public health issues as they relate to older minority Americans, and addresses social, behavioral, and biological concerns for this population. The text distills the most important advances in the science of minority aging and incorporates the evidence of scholars in gerontology, anthropology, psychology, public health, sociology, social work, biology, medicine, and nursing. Additionally, the book incorporates the work of both established and emerging scholars to provide the broadest possible knowledge base on the needs of and concerns for this rapidly growing population. Chapters focus on subject areas that are recognized as being critical in understanding the well being of minority elders. These include sociology (Medicare, SES, work and retirement, social networks, context/neighborhood, ethnography, gender, demographics), psychology (cognition, stress, mental health, personality, sexuality, religion, neuroscience, discrimination), medicine/nursing/public health (mortality and morbidity, disability, health disparities, long-term care, genetics, dietary issues, health interventions, physical functioning), social work (caregiving, housing, social services, end-of-life care), and many other topics. The book focuses on the needs of four major ethnic groups: Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, African American, and Native American. Key Features: Provides current, comprehensive information about minority aging through a multidisciplinary lens Integrates information from scholars in gerontology, anthropology, psychology, public health, sociology, social work, biology, medicine, and nursing Emphasizes the principal public health issues concerning minority elders Offers “one-stop shopping” regarding the development of a substantial knowledge base about minority aging Includes recent progressive research pertaining to the social, cultural, psychological and health needs of elderly minority adults in the US
Book Synopsis Reports and Documents by : United States. Congress
Download or read book Reports and Documents written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on with total page 1974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN Publisher :Springer Publishing Company ISBN 13 :0826117198 Total Pages :361 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (261 download)
Book Synopsis Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century by : May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN
Download or read book Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century written by May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1999-04-21 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationally recognized scholars address the unique problems encountered by minority elders in achieving the goal of maximum well-being as we enter the 21st century. Topics include physical health, continuum of care, mental health, social policy, economic security and research planning and development. Minority populations surveyed include the elderly African American, Asian American, American Indian, Mexican American and women. Contributors include: D. Lee, M. Haug, R. Binstock, G. Cohen, K. Markides, T. Tripp-Reimer, E. Kahana and many more.
Book Synopsis Planning for an Aging America by : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Download or read book Planning for an Aging America written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Ethnic Elderly and Long-term Care by : Charles M. Barresi
Download or read book Ethnic Elderly and Long-term Care written by Charles M. Barresi and published by Churchill Livingstone. This book was released on 1993 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-10 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Impact of the Federal Budget on the Future of Services for Older Americans by : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Download or read book Impact of the Federal Budget on the Future of Services for Older Americans written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :70 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Consumer problems of the minority elderly by : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests
Download or read book Consumer problems of the minority elderly written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dignity and Old Age by : Rose Dobrof
Download or read book Dignity and Old Age written by Rose Dobrof and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open up Dignity and Old Age, and you’ll find a wealth of thoughtful suggestions for how you and others can gain more respect and admiration for your relatives, neighbors, and patients who are in the latter stages of life. You’ll examine the word “dignity” as it relates to the world’s elderly population to the fullest and most challenging extent, taking into account cross-cultural, religious, and even literary influences. Throughout this provoking and thorough examination, you’ll tackle some tough questions, all of which will equip you with the theoretical and practical know-how needed to evoke change and preserve honorable relations with the elderly persons in your professional and personal relationships.The manner in which Dignity and Old Age will help you grow in your relationships with elderly people is twofold--ideally and practically. You’ll begin with a revitalizing discussion of concepts that revolve around dignity and the elderly, and from there you’ll move into the sphere of active practice, gleaning a wide variety of ways you can enhance your affairs with the elderly in health care, social services, government, and retirement entitlements and benefits. Specifically, you’ll find positive approaches in these and other areas: the dignity in old age the true meaning of “Quality of Life” in old age achieving respect for ethnic elders as a health care provider bringing spirituality and community together in the last stage of life forming a philanthropic, caring partnership between government and the elderlyIn this insightful volume, you’ll take an important step forward in creating a more dignified quality of life for the world’s elderly--today’s and tomorrow’s. Overall, you’ll gain the variety of perspectives necessary to ensure that everyone you come in contact with in casual, legal, leisure, and professional spheres will see you care enough to be concerned with the ideas and practices contained in Dignity and Old Age.
Book Synopsis Sexual and Gender Minority Health by : Brea L. Perry
Download or read book Sexual and Gender Minority Health written by Brea L. Perry and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Medical Sociology showcases rich theoretical and empirical contributions on SGM health and wellbeing. The chapters address a variety of topics, drawing from classic and contemporary sociological frameworks and constructs, and reflecting intersecting interdisciplinary approaches to SGM health.
Book Synopsis Sociocultural Differences between American-born and West Indian-born Elderly Blacks by : Beverly P. Lyons
Download or read book Sociocultural Differences between American-born and West Indian-born Elderly Blacks written by Beverly P. Lyons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociocultural differences between elderly American-born and West Indian-born Blacks: A comparative study o f health and social service use, represents an important contribution to the available knowledge on Black elderly and the diversity found within the Black community. It is an outgrowth of a larger scale study of older people in New York City—"Growing older in New York in the 1990s" (M.Cantor and B. Gurland, principal investigators).
Book Synopsis Envisioning the New City by : Eleanor Scott Meyers
Download or read book Envisioning the New City written by Eleanor Scott Meyers and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles essays by over thirty urban pastors, community organizers, seminary professors, and church leaders. Their essays seek to present creative opportunities for urban ministries to bring hope and renewal to their congregations and communities.
Book Synopsis Counseling Older Adults by : John Blando
Download or read book Counseling Older Adults written by John Blando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling older adults is not equivalent to counseling the general population, and specialized skills and knowledge, as well as sensitivity to the contexts in which older adults live, are essential in working successfully with this population. This text provides an introduction to gerontological counseling, integrating the basic skills of working with older adults with theories of counseling and aging. Specific counseling issues discussed include mental health counseling, career counseling, rehabilitation counseling, and family counseling. Along with these, important contextual factors such as race/culture, social class, social justice, spirituality, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and family issues are considered in light of the latest research. Each chapter contains case studies, discussion questions, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading to reinforce the material presented.
Author :Wisconsin. State Superintendent's Task Force on Freedom for Individual Development. Minority Role Stereotyping Sub-Task Force Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :258 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Final Report of the Minority Role Stereotyping Sub-Task Force by : Wisconsin. State Superintendent's Task Force on Freedom for Individual Development. Minority Role Stereotyping Sub-Task Force
Download or read book Final Report of the Minority Role Stereotyping Sub-Task Force written by Wisconsin. State Superintendent's Task Force on Freedom for Individual Development. Minority Role Stereotyping Sub-Task Force and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Remainder of Their Days by : Carolyn J. Rosenthal
Download or read book Remainder of Their Days written by Carolyn J. Rosenthal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993. This present volume, co-edited by two sociologists, Jon Hendricks of the United States and Carolyn Rosenthal of Canada, focuses on a comparative, cross-national discussion of social policies of the United States and Canada, especially those related to health care. The uniqueness o f this work lies in the fact that it views family experiences from both a Canadian and an American perspective. In addition, this book not only fills a gap in our know ledge of social policies, but contributes to our understanding of how these policies shape and effect the lives o f older fam ilies in both countries.
