The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing / edited by Malcolm Johnson ; association with Vern L. Bengtson, Peter G. Coleman, Thomas B.L. Kirkwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Malcolm L.

Credo Reference (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gerontology.

Aging.

Older people--Social conditions.

Older people.

Older people--Care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 744 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, first published in 2005, is a guide to the body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction and overview

pt. 2. The ageing body

pt. 3. The ageing mind

pt. 4. The ageing self

pt. 5. The ageing of relationships

pt. 6. The ageing of societies

pt. 7. Policies and provisions for older people.

The problem of theory in gerontology today / Vern L. Bengston, Norella M. Putney and Malcolm L. Johnson

Ageing and changing : international historical perspectives on ageing / W. Andrew Achenbaum

Global ageing : the demographic revolution in all cultures and societies / Alexandre Kalache, Sandhi Maria Barreto and Ingrid Keller

The psychological science of human ageing / Paul B. Baltes, Alexandra M. Freund and Shu-Chen Li

The biological science of human ageing / Thomas B.L. Kirkwood

Biodemography and epidemiology of longevity / Bernard Jeune and Kaare Christensen

The epidemiology of ageing / Christina Victor

Patterns of illness and mortality across the adult lifespan / Edlira Gjonça and Michael Marmot

Sensory impairment / Tom H. Margrain and Mike Boulton

Mobility and falls / Rose Anne Kenny

The genetics of behavioural ageing / Gerald E. McClearn and Stephen A. Petrill

Psychodynamic approaches to the lifecourse and ageing / Simon Biggs

Cultural approaches to the ageing body / Chris Gilleard

Promoting health and wellbeing in later life / Hannes B. Staehelin

Psychological approaches to human development / Jutta Heckhausen

Cognitive changes across the lifespan / Pat Rabbitt

Age-related changes in memory / Elizabeth A. Maylor

Intelligence and wisdom / Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko

Everyday competence in older adults / K. Warner Schaie, Julie B. Boron and Sherry L. Willis

The psychology of emotions and ageing / Gisela Labouvie-Vief

Personality and ageing / Ursula M. Staudinger

Depression / Amy Fiske and Randi S. Jones

Dementia / Bob Woods

Dementia in an Asian context / Jinzhou Tian

Self and identity / Freya Dittmann-Kohli

Stress and coping / Linda K. George

Reminiscence : developmental, social and clinical perspectives / Peter G. Coleman

The social worlds of old age / Jaber F. Gubrium

Listening to the past : reminiscence and oral history / Joanna Bornat

Elder abuse in developing nations / Lia Susana Daichman

The self in dementia / Steven R. Sabat

Ageism / Bill Bytheway

Profiles of the oldest-old / Leonard W. Poon [and others]

Images of ageing : cultural representations of later life / Mike Featherstone and Mike Hepworth

Religion, spirituality, and older people / Alfons Marcoen

Quality of life and ageing / Svein Olav Daatland

The transformation of dying in old societies / Clive Seale

The psychology of death / Robert A. Neimeyer and James L. Werth, Jr.

Death and spirituality / Elizabeth MacKinlay

Global ageing and challenges to families / Ariela Lowenstein

Ageing parents and adult children : new perspectives on intergenerational relationships / Roseann Giarrusso [and others]

Grandparenthood / Sarah Harper

Sibling ties across time : the middle and later years / Ingrid Arnet Connidis

Filial piety in changing Asian societies / Akiko Hashimoto and Charlotte Ikels

Generational memory and family relationships / Claudine Attias-Donfut and François-Charles Wolff

Family caregivers : increasing demands in the context of 21st-century globalization? / Neena L. Chappell and Margaret J. Penning

Network dynamics in later life / Fleur Thomése [and others]

Changing family relationships in developing nations / Isabella Aboderin

Ethnic diversity in ageing, multicultural societies / James S. Jackson [and others]

Gay and lesbian elders / Katherine R. Allen

The lifecourse perspective on ageing : linked lives, timing and history / Vern L. Bengston, Glen H. Elder Jr. and Norella M. Putney

The political economy of old age / Chris Phillipson

Moral economy and ageing / Jon Hendricks

Generational changes and generational equity / Martin Kohli

Gender dimensions of the age shift / Sara Arber and Jay Ginn

Migration and older people / Charles F. Longino Jr. and Anthony M. Warnes

Do longevity and health generate wealth? / Robert N. Butler

Women, ageing and inequality : a feminist perspective / Carroll L. Estes

The social construction of old age as a problem / Malcolm L. Johnson

Restructuring the lifecourse : work and retirement / Victor W. Marshall and Philip Taylor

Ethical dilemmas in old age care / Harry R. Moody

Wealth, health, and ageing : the multiple modern complexities of financial gerontology / Neal E. Cutler

Formal and informal community care for older adults / Demi Patsios and Adam Davey

Health policy and old age : an international review / Jill Quadagno, Jennifer Reid Keene and Debra Street

Gerontological nursing : the state of the art / Brendan McCormack

Delivering effective social/long term care to older people / Bleddyn Davies

Delivering care to older people at home / Kristina Larsson, Merril Silverstein and Mats Thorslund

Long term care / Robert L. Kane and Rosalie A. Kane

Managed care in the United States and United Kingdom / Robert L. Kane and Clive E. Bowman

Healthcare rationing : is age a proper criterion? / Ruud Ter Meulen and Josy Ubachs-Moust

Adaptation to new technologies / Neil Charness and Sara J. Czaja

Ageing and public policy in ethnically diverse societies / Fernando M. Torres-Gil.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08594-5

1-316-17169-8

0-521-53370-8

0-511-61071-8

1-280-42154-1

0-511-18332-1

0-511-13701-X

0-511-20123-0

0-511-32413-8

0-511-13482-7

OCLC:

67292022