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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813316503321

Autore

Aiken Lewis R. <1931->

Titolo

Aging : an introduction to gerontology / / Lewis R. Aiken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1995

ISBN

1-322-42314-8

1-4522-6766-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 469 p.) : ill

Disciplina

305.260973

Soggetti

Gerontology - United States

Aging - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-452) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 - The Study of Aging; Chapter 2 - Physical Structure and Functioning; Chapter 3 - Illness and Health Care; Chapter 4 - Cognitive Abilities; Chapter 5 - Personality and Problems of Adjustment; Chapter 6 - Treating Adjustment Problems and Mental Disorders; Chapter 7 - Sex and Marital Relations; Chapter 8 - Social Status and Roles; Chapter 9 - Employment and Retirement; Chapter 10 - Economics and Aging; Chapter 11 - Living Arrangements and Activities; Chapter 12 - Crime and the Law; Chapter 13 - Death and Bereavement; Appendix A - Glossary

Appendix B - Organizations and Programs Concerned With Aging and Older AdulthoodAppendix C - Periodicals Concernd With Aging and Older Adulthood; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

An introductory textbook that identifies and reviews what is known about aging and older adulthood and the methods by which such information and the resulting practical guidelines for dealing with the problems and possibilities of this time of life have been and continue to be obtained. Each chapter concludes with questions and activities and suggestions for further reading.