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Enduring questions in gerontology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks
| Enduring questions in gerontology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheetsDebra J
BradleyDana Burr HendricksJon <1943-> |
| Soggetto topico | Gerontology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-81829-1
9786611818296 0-8261-6416-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: finding new beacons: searching for timeless and interdisciplinary perspectives / George L. Maddox -- Identifying enduring questions in gerontology / Jon Hendricks, Debra Sheets, and Dana Burr Bradley -- A biologist's perspective: whence come we, where are we, whither go we? / Steven N. Austad -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- The analytic template in the psychology of aging / Manfred Diehl and Alissa Dark-Freudeman -- The dynamic nature of societal aging in a global perspective / Chris Phillipson -- Whatever happened to culture? / Christine L. Fry -- The contributions of philosophy and ethics in the study of age / Martha Holstein and Mark Waymack -- Historical gerontology: it is a matter of time / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- The purview and sweep of aging policy / Phoebe S. Liebig -- Epilogue: gerontology-past, present, and future / James E. Birren. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453880003321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enduring questions in gerontology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks
| Enduring questions in gerontology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheetsDebra J
BradleyDana Burr HendricksJon <1943-> |
| Soggetto topico | Gerontology |
| ISBN |
1-281-81829-1
9786611818296 0-8261-6416-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: finding new beacons: searching for timeless and interdisciplinary perspectives / George L. Maddox -- Identifying enduring questions in gerontology / Jon Hendricks, Debra Sheets, and Dana Burr Bradley -- A biologist's perspective: whence come we, where are we, whither go we? / Steven N. Austad -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- The analytic template in the psychology of aging / Manfred Diehl and Alissa Dark-Freudeman -- The dynamic nature of societal aging in a global perspective / Chris Phillipson -- Whatever happened to culture? / Christine L. Fry -- The contributions of philosophy and ethics in the study of age / Martha Holstein and Mark Waymack -- Historical gerontology: it is a matter of time / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- The purview and sweep of aging policy / Phoebe S. Liebig -- Epilogue: gerontology-past, present, and future / James E. Birren. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782650403321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Enduring questions in gerontology / / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks
| Enduring questions in gerontology / / edited by Debra J. Sheets, Dana Burr Bradley, Jon Hendricks |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SheetsDebra J
BradleyDana Burr HendricksJon <1943-> |
| Soggetto topico | Gerontology |
| ISBN |
1-281-81829-1
9786611818296 0-8261-6416-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: finding new beacons: searching for timeless and interdisciplinary perspectives / George L. Maddox -- Identifying enduring questions in gerontology / Jon Hendricks, Debra Sheets, and Dana Burr Bradley -- A biologist's perspective: whence come we, where are we, whither go we? / Steven N. Austad -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- New avenues, new questions, and changing perspectives in geriatric medicine / Kenneth Brummel-Smith -- The analytic template in the psychology of aging / Manfred Diehl and Alissa Dark-Freudeman -- The dynamic nature of societal aging in a global perspective / Chris Phillipson -- Whatever happened to culture? / Christine L. Fry -- The contributions of philosophy and ethics in the study of age / Martha Holstein and Mark Waymack -- Historical gerontology: it is a matter of time / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- The purview and sweep of aging policy / Phoebe S. Liebig -- Epilogue: gerontology-past, present, and future / James E. Birren. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910973420703321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of aging and the social sciences / / editors Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz
| Handbook of aging and the social sciences / / editors Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz |
| Edizione | [6th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amserdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (541 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BinstockRobert H
GeorgeLinda K CutlerStephen J HendricksJon <1943-> SchulzJames H |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology
Aging - Social aspects Life change events in old age Older people - Care Aged Aging Life Change Events Social Sciences Geriatrics |
| ISBN |
9786610926985
9781280926983 1280926988 9780080495187 0080495184 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Part One: Aging and Time; Chapter 1. Aging and the Life Course; I. Why Gerontology Needs the Life Course; II. Clarifying the Distinctiveness of Old Age; III. Exploring Connections Between Old Age and Prior Life Periods; IV. The End of Gerontology?; V. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Modeling the Effects of Time: Integrating Demographic and Developmental Perspectives; I. Conceptions of Time; II. Population Concepts; III. Analysis Issues
IV. Modeling the Effects of Time V. Conclusions; References; Part Two: Aging and Social Structure; Chapter 3. Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; I. Epidemiologic Transition Theory and Recent Trends in Adult Mortality; II. The Dynamics of Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; III. Demographic, Social, and Behavioral Differentials in Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality; IV. Conclusions and Future Research Directions; References; Chapter 4. Old Age Through the Lens of Family History; I. The Initial Interpretative Phase: Modernization and the Families of the Old II. The Second Phase: The Cambridge Group and Its Followers III. A Research Agenda; References; Chapter 5. Internal and International Migration; I. Internal Migration; II. Late-Life International Migration; III. Future Research Priorities; References; Chapter 6. Diversity and Aging in the United States; I. Population Diversity and the Pact Between the Generations; II. The Ethnic Age Grading of the Population; III. Culture and Diversity; IV. Health of the Elderly Minority Population; V. Income and Wealth: The Sources of Retirement Security; VI. Age at Immigration VII. Medical Care, Living Arrangements, and Long-Term Care VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. Social Networks and Health; I. Social Structure and Health; II. The Network Approach; III. Review of Social Network Properties and Health; IV. Conclusions and Directions for Future Research; References; Chapter 8. Converging Divergences in Age, Gender, Health, and Well-Being: Strategic Selection in the Third Age; I. Age- and Gender-Graded Role Constellations; II. The Third Age and Retirement: Institutions and Role Constellations in Flux III. Converging Divergences in the Third Age: Consequences of Obsolete Age- and Gender-Graded Constellations IV. A Converging Divergence?; V. Summary; References; Chapter 9. Stratification and the Life Course: Life Course Capital, Life Course Risks, and Social Inequality; I. Life Course Capital: Evolutionary and Social Origins; II. Forms of Life Course Capital: A Brief Review; III. Childhood: The First Life Course Risks in the Development of Life Course Capital; IV. Challenges to Linking Childhood Origins to Adult Outcomes V. Life Course Risks After Childhood: Variant Opportunities and Deviant Setbacks |
| Altri titoli varianti | Aging and the social sciences |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963813403321 |
| Amserdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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