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Introduction to aging : a positive, interdisciplinary approach / Judith A. Sugar, PhD [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sugar, Judith.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gerontology.
- Aging.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (334 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- part I. Growing older in the 21st century
- part II. The realities of growing older
- part III. The diverse living conditions of older people
- part IV. Support systems
- part V. Older people at risk
- part VI. Public policy issues.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-0884-9
- OCLC:
- 864743302
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