02761nam 2200565 a 450 991048041420332120170816123350.01-322-42314-81-4522-6766-9(CKB)2550000000105621(EBL)996974(OCoLC)809773710(SSID)ssj0000675395(PQKBManifestationID)12309988(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675395(PQKBWorkID)10670267(PQKB)11383927(MiAaPQ)EBC996974(OCoLC)1007858048(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063703(EXLCZ)99255000000010562120120319d1995 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAging[electronic resource] an introduction to gerontology /Lewis R. AikenThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc19951 online resource (485 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4522-3268-7 0-8039-5445-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-452) and indexes.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 - GlossaryAppendix 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 AuthorAn 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.GerontologyUnited StatesAgingUnited StatesElectronic books.GerontologyAging305.260973Aiken Lewis R.1931-930707StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480414203321Aging2468816UNINA