Research instruments in social gerontology. Volume 1, Clinical and social psychology / editors, David J. Mangen, Warren A. Peterson, with the assistance of Toshi Kii and Robert Sanders.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mangen, David J.

Peterson, Warren A., 1922-

Series:

Clinical & Social Psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gerontology--Research.

Gerontology.

Older people--Social conditions--Research.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (668 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, c1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The increasing number of older people in the United States has served to focus attention upon the processes of aging and the effectiveness of social programs for the elderly. In order to plan effective programs, accurate social measures are necessary. Now, more than ever before, researchers require conceptually explicit instruments designed to assess individual and social behaviors, attitudes, and traits in the elderly population. This is the first in a three-volume series designed to serve the needs of researchers, evaluators, and clinicians in assessing the instruments used in the field of a

Contents:

Contents; Preface; How to Use These Volumes; Contributors to Volume 1; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Intellectual Functioning; Chapter 3: Personality; Chapter 4: Adaptation; Chapter 5: Morale and Life Satisfaction; Chapter 6: Self-Concept and Self-Esteem; Chapter 7: Death and Dying; Chapter 8: Environments; Chapter 9: Ethnic Group Identification; Chapter 10: Subjective Age Identification; Chapter 11: Life-Phase Analysis; Chapter 12: Perceptions of Old People; Indexes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

0-8166-5521-9

1-4356-0628-0

OCLC:

182732613