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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816465303321

Titolo

Social structures and aging individuals : continuing challenges / / K. Warner Schaie, Ronald P. Abeles, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-281-81148-3

9786611811488

0-8261-2409-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Collana

Societal impact on aging

Altri autori (Persone)

SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner)

AbelesRonald P. <1944->

Disciplina

305.260973

Soggetti

Aging - Social aspects - United States

Aging - Psychological aspects

Life cycle, Human - Social aspects

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Why This Book?: Foreword for First Volume in Social Structure Series; INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; PART I: HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; PART II: PERSONALITY AND COGNITION; PART III: TECHNOLOGY AND THE WORKPLACE; PART IV: SOCIOCULTURAL CHANGE AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT; PART V: FAMILIAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the 20th and final volume in the ""Societal Impact on Aging"" series. It focuses on what has been learned over the span of the previous volumes regarding the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and tries to forecast what may be the next set of issues to lie at the intersection of social structures and the individual aging process. The editors therefore invited major organizers of, and contributors to, the 19 earlier volumes to review both the accomplishments and omissions of their efforts, discuss some timely new topics, and provide guidelines for futu