Ageing And Later Life

Download Ageing And Later Life full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Ageing And Later Life ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Planning Later Life

Author : Mark Schweda
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317080025
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Planning Later Life by : Mark Schweda

Download or read book Planning Later Life written by Mark Schweda and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relevance of modern medicine and healthcare in shaping the lives of elderly persons and the practices and institutions of ageing societies. Combining individual and social dimensions, Planning Later Life discusses the ethical, social, and political consequences of increasing life expectancies and demographic change in the context of biomedicine and public health. By focusing on the field of biomedicine and healthcare, the authors engage readers in a dialogue on the ethical and social implications of recent trends in dementia research and care, advance healthcare planning, or the rise of anti-ageing medicine and prevention. Bringing together the largely separated debates of individualist bioethics on the one hand, and public health ethics on the other, the volume deliberately considers the entanglements of envisioning, evaluating, and controlling individual and societal futures. So far, the process of devising and exploring the various positive and negative visions and strategies related to later life has rarely been reflected systematically from a philosophical, sociological, and ethical point of view. As such, this book will be crucial to those working and studying in the life sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences, particularly in the areas of bioethics, social work, gerontology and aging studies, healthcare and social service, sociology, social policy, and geography and population studies.

Ageing and Later Life

Author : Julia Johnson
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ageing and Later Life by : Julia Johnson

Download or read book Ageing and Later Life written by Julia Johnson and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ageing and Later Life reflects the diverse nature of the subject by taking a multidisciplinary approach including literary, historical, sociological, policy, psychological, philosophical and clinical perspectives. This lively and informative book features essays by major authors in the field and includes discussions of: cultural aspects of self-image and identity; current concerns relating to health and well-being; the reality of power and control in the care of older people; concepts and values which shape our understanding of ageing; issues of policy and politics; and historical perspectives on ageing and possibilities for the future. Ageing and Later Life is a set book for The Open University course K256

Critical Approaches to Ageing and Later Life

Author : Anne Jamieson
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335231918
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Critical Approaches to Ageing and Later Life by : Anne Jamieson

Download or read book Critical Approaches to Ageing and Later Life written by Anne Jamieson and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1997-08-16 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are individuals and society ageing towards the end of the twentieth century? How can different disciplines help us to understand the ageing process? What are the key developments in postmodern thought and critical studies in relation to ageing and later life? In answer to these questions, the editors of this volume have brought together some of the leading figures in the field. Gathered together for the first time in a single volume, the authors discuss the latest theoretical developments in the international field of ageing. Drawing on research from the USA and UK, the book is strongly multi-disciplinary in content with chapters from both social sciences and humanities. The book provides a critical approach to our understanding of the experience of ageing and later life. It has been written for advanced students of gerontology and those with an interest in ageing and later life, but it is also relevant to policy makers and practitioners in the field. Key features: First time work from the USA and UK has been available in one volume Wide coverage of the latest trends and theoretical approaches in gerontology Issues addressed from a range of disciplines - unusual combination of humanities and social science in one volume Written by leading experts in the field.

Ageing and Later Life

Author : Julia Johnson
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ageing and Later Life by : Julia Johnson

Ageing as a Social Challenge

Author : Maria Łuszczyńska
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781032194868
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (948 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ageing as a Social Challenge by : Maria Łuszczyńska

Download or read book Ageing as a Social Challenge written by Maria Łuszczyńska and published by . This book was released on 2021-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With a focus on the case of Poland, where an aging population poses a crucial challenge for the state's social, family, and gerontological policy, this book explores ageing as a personal and social phenomenon, considering the ways in which the experience of ageing is shaped by younger generations' attitudes, government support policies, local initiatives undertaken help older people stay active, and the ways in which the elderly themselves understand their own mortality. Employing demographic, philosophical, legal, psychological, gerontological perspectives, it emphasises activities that can support older adults locally or nationwide and proposes the development of a social policy and social attitudes that can facilitate changes in the social perception of aging, together with a redistribution of resources for older adults. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in ageing and the lifecourse, as well as those who wish to support older adults with concrete solutions and familiarize themselves with the aging process from an individual and social perspective"--

Age Later

Author : Nir Barzilai, M.D.
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250230861
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Age Later by : Nir Barzilai, M.D.

Download or read book Age Later written by Nir Barzilai, M.D. and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do some people avoid the slowing down, deteriorating, and weakening that plagues many of their peers decades earlier? Are they just lucky? Or do they know something the rest of us don’t? Is it possible to grow older without getting sicker? What if you could look and feel fifty through your eighties and nineties? Founder of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and one of the leading pioneers of longevity research, Dr. Nir Barzilai’s life’s work is tackling the challenges of aging to delay and prevent the onset of all age-related diseases including “the big four”: diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. One of Dr. Barzilai’s most fascinating studies features volunteers that include 750 SuperAgers—individuals who maintain active lives well into their nineties and even beyond—and, more importantly, who reached that ripe old age never having experienced cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or cognitive decline. In Age Later, Dr. Barzilai reveals the secrets his team has unlocked about SuperAgers and the scientific discoveries that show we can mimic some of their natural resistance to the aging process. This eye-opening and inspirational book will help you think of aging not as a certainty, but as a phenomenon—like many other diseases and misfortunes—that can be targeted, improved, and even cured.

Later Life

Author : Harold Cox
Publisher : Brady Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Later Life by : Harold Cox

Download or read book Later Life written by Harold Cox and published by Brady Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overviews the field and discusses trends in gerontology from a social science perspective, for students in the helping professions. Sections on theoretical perspectives on aging; the individual and the social system; adjustment patterns; and societal issues cover psychological changes in later life, aging minority group members, attitudes toward death, the economics of aging, and service delivery systems. Includes chapter conclusions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Psychology of Later Life

Author : Manfred Diehl
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
ISBN 13 : 9781433831652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (316 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Psychology of Later Life by : Manfred Diehl

Download or read book The Psychology of Later Life written by Manfred Diehl and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned experts in adult development and aging, Manfred Diehl and Hans-Werner Wahl synthesize decades of psychological research into a comprehensive volume that considers later life in the context of lifespan development, social and physical environmental factors, and historical-cultural influences. In so doing, they review important research on cognitive functioning, behavioral processes, personality and identity development, and overall well-being in middle to late adulthood. Diehl and Wahl's three-part framework helps readers better understand that the development process is influenced by multiple factors and can take many different trajectories. Through this contextualized perspective, they examine the influence that previous life experiences, beginning in early childhood, can have on the aging process in older adults. This includes social relations, technological advances, societal perspectives on aging, and education. The authors also examine the challenges and opportunities of aging, using a strength-based approach to promote a diverse, nuanced understanding of successful, healthy aging. Chapters also conclude with dialogues from other experts in the field, offering multiple different perspectives on the research.

On Being Old

Author : Graham Stokes.
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135386420
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (353 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis On Being Old by : Graham Stokes.

Download or read book On Being Old written by Graham Stokes. and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the foundations for understanding gerontology. Chapter-by-chapter it addresses different aspects of ageing such as personality changes and adjustments, cognitive loss in old age and abnormal ageing. It is aimed at A level and BSc students, lecturers, nurses, social workers and therapists.

Health and Wellbeing in Late Life

Author : Prasun Chatterjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811389381
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Health and Wellbeing in Late Life by : Prasun Chatterjee

Download or read book Health and Wellbeing in Late Life written by Prasun Chatterjee and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected health issues like depression, dementia, fall, and frailty and provides detailed analyses of solutions that are practicable in low resource settings. It also brings up intergenerational differences and harmony in the context of holistic care of older Indians. Alongside clinical perspectives, the book uses narratives of elderly patients to dwell on the myriad of problems and issues that constitute old age healthcare. Demonstrating cases that range from the most influential to the most underprivileged elderly in India, the book enlightens multiple caregivers—doctors, nurses, and professional caregivers as well as family members—about the dynamic approach required in dealing with complex issues related to late old age. The narratives make the book relatable and interesting to non-academic readers, with important lessons for gerontological and geriatric caregiving. It is also of use to older adults in preparing for active aging.

Images of Aging

Author : Mike Featherstone
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134831072
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Images of Aging by : Mike Featherstone

Download or read book Images of Aging written by Mike Featherstone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all have a finite life-span. We are born, we get old and we die. Given the universiality of the ageing process, it is remarkable that there is almost a complete absence of study of culture and self-image of the middle aged and old. Images of Ageing: Cultural Representations of Later Life changes this. The contributors discuss images of ageing which have come to circulate in the advanced industrial societies today. They address themes such as: body and self image in everyday interaction; experience and identity on old age; advertising and consumer culture images of the elderly; images of ageing used by Government agencies in health education campaigns; the diversity of historical representations of the elderly; gender images of ageing; images of senility and second childhood; images of health, illness and death.

Ageing

Author : Nancy A. Pachana
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198725329
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ageing by : Nancy A. Pachana

Download or read book Ageing written by Nancy A. Pachana and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ageing entails lifelong dynamic changes in biological, psychological, and social functioning. While such changes in later adulthood were somewhat neglected by scientists in the past, recent decades have seen a marked increase in research in this area. Nancy A. Pachana examines the impact of rising numbers of older people worldwide.

A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing

Author : Diana Kuh
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191008176
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing by : Diana Kuh

Download or read book A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing written by Diana Kuh and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthy ageing has long been a neglected area of epidemiological research as the traditional focus has been on specific chronic diseases of older life. There is a growing consensus from scientists, research funders and policy makers that ageing itself needs to be studied from an interdisciplinary and life course perspective, to inform strategies for reducing the societal and individual costs of an ageing population. A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing is a synthesis of life course perspectives in epidemiology and interdisciplinary perspectives in ageing research. It brings together expert investigators of maturing birth cohort and ageing studies, cross-cutting methodologists, and authorities in ageing research and knowledge transfer from across the world in one wide-ranging volume. Contributors discuss how aspects of healthy ageing are conceptualised, defined and measured; relate to each other; change across life; and are influenced by biological, psychological and social factors operating from early life onwards. They identify research gaps, and suggest how evidence from observational studies can be strengthened through improved study design and longitudinal analysis, thereby increasing the research contribution to practice or policy change. The book considers how we might delay or slow down the progressive, generalised impairment of function that occurs at the individual, body system and cellular levels, as people grow older. It also considers the determinants of wellbeing in older people, including personal fulfilment, positive emotions and social relationships. Broad in scope, discussing topics from genetics to psychological and social wellbeing, A Life Course Approach to Healthy Ageing is a key resource for epidemiologists, social scientists, clinicians, public health physicians, policy makers and practitioners with a research interest in healthy ageing.

Precarity and Ageing

Author : Grenier, Amanda
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447340868
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Precarity and Ageing by : Grenier, Amanda

Download or read book Precarity and Ageing written by Grenier, Amanda and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing different groups of older people.

Aging and Leisure

Author : Michael L. Teague
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Aging and Leisure by : Michael L. Teague

Download or read book Aging and Leisure written by Michael L. Teague and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ageing in Everyday Life

Author : Katz, Stephen
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447335937
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Ageing in Everyday Life by : Katz, Stephen

Download or read book Ageing in Everyday Life written by Katz, Stephen and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-06-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society. Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities and the embodiments of everyday life respectively. Topics covered include household possessions, public and private spaces, older drivers, media representations, dementia care, health-tracking, dress and sexuality. This focus on micro-sociological conditions allows us to rethink key questions which have shaped debates in the social aspects of ageing. International contributions, including from the UK, USA, Sweden and Canada, provide a critical guide to inform thinking and planning our ageing futures.

Researching Ageing and Later Life

Author : Anne Jamieson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Researching Ageing and Later Life by : Anne Jamieson

Download or read book Researching Ageing and Later Life written by Anne Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume addresses the methodological challenges entailed in studying the process of ageing and life course changes, as well as the experience of being old. The book focuses on the theory and practice of doing research, using a wide range of examples and case studies.