ISBN:
9780313350931
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (892 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Aging in America
DDC:
305.260973
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This three-volume set provides insightful and understandable summaries of the state-of-the-art studies of aging-the most important social demographic issue facing America today
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; VOLUME 1 Psychological Aspects; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Neuroscience and Aging; CHAPTER 2 Aging, Attention, and Mobility; CHAPTER 3 Language and Communication; CHAPTER 4 Everyday Problem Solving; CHAPTER 5 Personality and Emotion in Later Life; CHAPTER 6 The Content and Consequences of Age Stereotypes; CHAPTER 7 Environmental Gerontology: A Sampler of Issues and Applications; CHAPTER 8 Personal Control and Aging: How Beliefs and Expectations Matter; CHAPTER 9 End-of-Life Issues; CHAPTER 10 Successful Aging; CHAPTER 11 Memory Aging: Deficits, Beliefs, and Interventions; Index; A; B
Description / Table of Contents:
CD; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; About the Editors and Contributors; VOLUME 2 Physical and Mental Health; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Longevity and Health: Future Prospects and Present Disparities; CHAPTER 2 Cognitive and Physical Aging Pathways: Contributions from Behavioral Genetics; CHAPTER 3 Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Management; CHAPTER 4 Caregiving and Health; CHAPTER 5 Does Psychosocial Stress Accelerate the Aging Process?; CHAPTER 6 The Intersection of Physical and Mental Health in Aging: Minding the Gap?; CHAPTER 7 Assessment of Mental Health
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 8 Mental Health and AdjustmentCHAPTER 9 Psychology and Geriatric Rehabilitation; CHAPTER 10 Medication Adherence among Older Adults: A Systems Perspective; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Editors and Contributors; VOLUME 3 Societal Issues; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Hispanic Aging and Social Policy; CHAPTER 2 Personal Relationships in Later Life; CHAPTER 3 Elder Abuse Prevention: A Review of the Field; CHAPTER 4 Workforce Issues and Retirement; CHAPTER 5 Aging and the Life Course: Under the Lifestyle Umbrella
Description / Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 6 Housing in an Aging AmericaCHAPTER 7 Neoliberalism and the New Politics of Aging and Retirement Security; CHAPTER 8 Hospice Care for the Aging Population in the United States; CHAPTER 9 Spirituality and Aging: A Journey for Meaning through Deep Interconnection in Humanity; CHAPTER 10 Technology and Aging: The Herald of a New Age; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Editors and Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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