ISBN:
9780826108807
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (334 p)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Introduction to Aging : A Positive, Interdisciplinary Approach
DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
Malaysia -- Economic conditions
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Malaysia
;
Aging
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Gerontology
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Older people
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This new textbook creates a paradigm shift with a very practical approach to problem solving. Aging is an asset. Its focus on well care rather than just sick care by understanding physical fitness, sexual fitness, consumer fitness, nutritional fitness and social fitness among others, all point to aging as an asset leading to civic fitness and the potential for intergenerational support. This text may help springboard Gerontology into the 21st Century as the field creating excitement and hope for students and teachers alike. Cullen T. Hayashida , Ph.D. Director, Kupuna (Elder) Education Center
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Part I: Growing Older in the 21st Century; Chapter 1: We are Growing Older; The New American Revolution; Age Categories of Older Americans; The Emerging Old; The Young-Old; The Oldest-Old: A Pioneering Generation in Longevity; The Baby Boomers; U.S. Population Growth Compared to Other Developed Countries; Growing Diversity of the Older Population; Defining Racial Groups; Centenarians; Median Age; Older Women and Older Men; Our Aging World; Life Expectancy (Longevity); A Changing America; Suggested Resources
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 2: The Evolution of AgingSection A: Aging in a New Century; Section B: Historical Social Theories of Aging; Practical Application I: Growing Older in the 21st Century; Part II: The Realities of Growing Older; Chapter 3: Physical Changes and the Aging Process; Everybody is a Little Different-Even the Old; Biological Theories of Aging; Normal Physical Changes that Accompany Aging and Adaptations to them; Suggested Resources; Chapter 4: Health, Wellness, and Normal Aging; Seniors Aging Healthfully; Enhancing and Maintaining Health in the Later Years; Health Promotion; Preventive Measures
Description / Table of Contents:
Suggested ResourcesChapter 5: Mental Health and Mental Abilities; Mental Health and Mental Abilities of Older People; Mental Health; Mental Abilities; Positive and Negative Infuences on Mental Health and Mental Abilities; The Myth of Inevitable Decline; Suggested Resources; Chapter 6: Sexuality and Aging; Jane and Carl: Ever Active; Doris and Ben: Bored and Tired; Sexuality: An Integral Part of Life; A New Paradigm for Sexuality and Aging; Relationships and Sexuality; The Predominance of Being Single; Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People; HIV/AIDS and Older People
Description / Table of Contents:
Practices to Enhance Sexuality in AgingSuggested Resources; Chapter 7: Death, Dying, and Bereavement; Perplexing Cases; Death: A Normal Part of Human Existence; Fear of Death; Sustaining Life: A Thorny Issue; Living Wills; Euthanasia; The Process of Dying; The Hospice Movement: Orgins and Goals; Vital Organ Donation Program; Funerals; Bereavement and Grief; Widowhood; Suggested Resources; Practical Application II: The Realities of Growing Older; Part III: The Diverse Living Conditions of Older People; Chapter 8: Living Environments of Older People; Jane and Pete: Ending up Isolated?
Description / Table of Contents:
Ellen: Where will she go?Where do Older People Live?; Importance of Living Environments to Older People; Transportation and Older People; Impacts of Living Environments/Living Arrangements; Living Alone; Staying in Community; Mobility and Migration of Older People; Financial Status and Housing; Solving Living Arrangement Problems Through Mediation; Are Communities Ready for Older People?; Suggested Resources; Chapter 9: Housing Options for Older People; John and May: Staying Put; Housing Options for Older People; Home Ownership; Adapting/Building Homes for Older People; Reverse Mortgages
Description / Table of Contents:
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