ISBN:
9789401775762
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (278 pages)
,
illustrations, tables.
Series Statement:
International Perspectives on Aging Volume 15
Series Statement:
International Perspectives on Aging Ser. v.15
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.2601
Keywords:
Quality of Life_xResearch
;
Aging ; Research
;
Aging ; Case studies
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Dedication -- Preface -- Layout of This Book -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Demographic Change: An Aging World -- 1.1 Getting Ready for the Gerontic Boomers -- 1.2 Global Population Aging and the Demographic Transition -- 1.3 Socio-demographic Dynamics of the Older Population -- 1.3.1 Developed Versus Developing Regions -- 1.3.2 Gender Imbalance at Old Age -- 1.3.3 Living Arrangements and Urbanization -- 1.3.4 Education, Labor Force and Retirement -- 1.3.5 Health Strategies for Older Adults -- 1.3.6 Care for the Elderly and Aging Policies -- 1.3.7 Projected Aging Trends -- 1.4 Chapter Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 2: The Adjustment to the Process of Aging: Origins and Nature -- 2.1 Lifespan Development and Aging -- 2.2 The Concept of Adjustment to Aging -- 2.2.1 Adjustment or Adaptation? -- 2.2.2 The Meanings of Adjustment to Aging -- 2.2.3 Adjustment, Well-Being and Successful Aging -- 2.3 Conceptual and Methodological Issues Related to the Study of Adjustment to Aging -- 2.3.1 Cross-Sectional Studies -- 2.3.2 Experimental Studies -- 2.3.3 Longitudinal Studies -- 2.4 Theories of Aging, Adjustment and Well-Being -- 2.4.1 The Disengagement and Activity Theories -- 2.4.2 The Continuity Theory -- 2.4.3 The Model of Selective Optimization with Compensation and the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory -- 2.4.4 The Identity Process Theory and the Model of Assimilative and Accommodative Processes -- 2.4.5 The Theory of Gerotranscendence -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives -- References -- 3: Meaning and Measurement of Adjustment to Aging in Old Age -- 3.1 General Approaches to the Construct of Adjustment to Aging -- 3.1.1 The Top-Down Versus Bottom-Up Approaches -- 3.1.2 Associationistic, End-Point and Judgemental Approaches.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record
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