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Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FerraroKenneth F
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology
Geriatrics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8261-0966-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Reference; Chapter One: The Gerontological Imagination; Elements of a Gerontological Imagination; Aging and Causality; Aging as Multifaceted Change; Genetic Influences on Aging; Aging and Heterogeneity; Aging and Life Course Analysis; Aging and Cumulative Disadvantage; Aging and Ageism; A Fluid Imagination; References; Chapter Two: The Biology of Successful Aging: Watchful Progress at Biogerontology's Known-Unknown Interface; Lessons from Evolutionary Biology; Lessons from the Cell Culture Laboratory
Determinants of Life Span: Genes, Environment, and ChanceHormones and Aging: Almost Nothing Is Raging; Caloric Restriction: Impractical Intervention, Invaluable Research Tool; Rusting Out: The Oxidative Stress Hypothesis; Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species; Macromolecular Targets and Measures of Oxidative Stress; Cellular Antioxidant Defenses; Age-Related Changes in Oxidative Damage; Interventional Studies; Lessons from the Oldest-Old; Applying a Life Course Perspective to Biogerontological Discovery The Frontier of Biogerontological Discovery: Critical Knowledge Gaps, Far-Reaching OpportunitiesReferences; Chapter Three: Perspectives on Cognitive Aging; Cognitive Aging in Context; Methods for Understanding Cognitive Aging; Cross-Sectional Research; Longitudinal Research; Cognitive Deficits in Old Age; Perceptual Deficits; Memory Deficits; Crystallized and Fluid Intelligence; Explaining Cognitive Aging; Sensory and Perceptual Deficits; Processing Speed; Executive Functioning; Age-Related Changes in the Brain; Cognitive Training in Old Age; Summary; References Chapter Four: Communication Disorders and AgingAge-Related Conditions That Contribute to Communication Disorders; Sensory Loss; Stroke and Focal Brain Damage; Dementia; Age-Related Communication Problems; Task Interactions; Word Finding; Off-Target Verbosity; Accommodating Age-Related Changes in Communication; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter Five: Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging; Sarcopenia; Exercise and Older Adults; Resistive Exercise and Strength Development; Power Training; Endurance Exercise and Aging; Endurance Versus Resistive Training for Older Persons Benefits of Exercise TrainingExercise Training and the Risk of Falls; Exercise and Insulin Sensitivity; Exercise and the Aging Immune System; Aging and Inflammation-Can Exercise Help Put Out the Fire?; Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Muscle Hypertrophy/Function; Exercise and Cognitive Function; Practical Considerations for Exercise Among Older Adults; Barriers to Exercise; Supervised Versus Home-Based Exercise-Does it Matter where?; Age-Related Dietary Implications; Malnutrition; Macronutrient Recommendations; Selected Vitamin and Minerals Most Related to Physical Activity Vitamin and Supplement Use |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452467903321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FerraroKenneth F
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology
Geriatrics |
| ISBN | 0-8261-0966-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Reference; Chapter One: The Gerontological Imagination; Elements of a Gerontological Imagination; Aging and Causality; Aging as Multifaceted Change; Genetic Influences on Aging; Aging and Heterogeneity; Aging and Life Course Analysis; Aging and Cumulative Disadvantage; Aging and Ageism; A Fluid Imagination; References; Chapter Two: The Biology of Successful Aging: Watchful Progress at Biogerontology's Known-Unknown Interface; Lessons from Evolutionary Biology; Lessons from the Cell Culture Laboratory
Determinants of Life Span: Genes, Environment, and ChanceHormones and Aging: Almost Nothing Is Raging; Caloric Restriction: Impractical Intervention, Invaluable Research Tool; Rusting Out: The Oxidative Stress Hypothesis; Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species; Macromolecular Targets and Measures of Oxidative Stress; Cellular Antioxidant Defenses; Age-Related Changes in Oxidative Damage; Interventional Studies; Lessons from the Oldest-Old; Applying a Life Course Perspective to Biogerontological Discovery The Frontier of Biogerontological Discovery: Critical Knowledge Gaps, Far-Reaching OpportunitiesReferences; Chapter Three: Perspectives on Cognitive Aging; Cognitive Aging in Context; Methods for Understanding Cognitive Aging; Cross-Sectional Research; Longitudinal Research; Cognitive Deficits in Old Age; Perceptual Deficits; Memory Deficits; Crystallized and Fluid Intelligence; Explaining Cognitive Aging; Sensory and Perceptual Deficits; Processing Speed; Executive Functioning; Age-Related Changes in the Brain; Cognitive Training in Old Age; Summary; References Chapter Four: Communication Disorders and AgingAge-Related Conditions That Contribute to Communication Disorders; Sensory Loss; Stroke and Focal Brain Damage; Dementia; Age-Related Communication Problems; Task Interactions; Word Finding; Off-Target Verbosity; Accommodating Age-Related Changes in Communication; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter Five: Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging; Sarcopenia; Exercise and Older Adults; Resistive Exercise and Strength Development; Power Training; Endurance Exercise and Aging; Endurance Versus Resistive Training for Older Persons Benefits of Exercise TrainingExercise Training and the Risk of Falls; Exercise and Insulin Sensitivity; Exercise and the Aging Immune System; Aging and Inflammation-Can Exercise Help Put Out the Fire?; Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Muscle Hypertrophy/Function; Exercise and Cognitive Function; Practical Considerations for Exercise Among Older Adults; Barriers to Exercise; Supervised Versus Home-Based Exercise-Does it Matter where?; Age-Related Dietary Implications; Malnutrition; Macronutrient Recommendations; Selected Vitamin and Minerals Most Related to Physical Activity Vitamin and Supplement Use |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779652403321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Gerontology : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FerraroKenneth F
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology
Geriatrics |
| ISBN | 0-8261-0966-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Reference; Chapter One: The Gerontological Imagination; Elements of a Gerontological Imagination; Aging and Causality; Aging as Multifaceted Change; Genetic Influences on Aging; Aging and Heterogeneity; Aging and Life Course Analysis; Aging and Cumulative Disadvantage; Aging and Ageism; A Fluid Imagination; References; Chapter Two: The Biology of Successful Aging: Watchful Progress at Biogerontology's Known-Unknown Interface; Lessons from Evolutionary Biology; Lessons from the Cell Culture Laboratory
Determinants of Life Span: Genes, Environment, and ChanceHormones and Aging: Almost Nothing Is Raging; Caloric Restriction: Impractical Intervention, Invaluable Research Tool; Rusting Out: The Oxidative Stress Hypothesis; Sources of Reactive Oxygen Species; Macromolecular Targets and Measures of Oxidative Stress; Cellular Antioxidant Defenses; Age-Related Changes in Oxidative Damage; Interventional Studies; Lessons from the Oldest-Old; Applying a Life Course Perspective to Biogerontological Discovery The Frontier of Biogerontological Discovery: Critical Knowledge Gaps, Far-Reaching OpportunitiesReferences; Chapter Three: Perspectives on Cognitive Aging; Cognitive Aging in Context; Methods for Understanding Cognitive Aging; Cross-Sectional Research; Longitudinal Research; Cognitive Deficits in Old Age; Perceptual Deficits; Memory Deficits; Crystallized and Fluid Intelligence; Explaining Cognitive Aging; Sensory and Perceptual Deficits; Processing Speed; Executive Functioning; Age-Related Changes in the Brain; Cognitive Training in Old Age; Summary; References Chapter Four: Communication Disorders and AgingAge-Related Conditions That Contribute to Communication Disorders; Sensory Loss; Stroke and Focal Brain Damage; Dementia; Age-Related Communication Problems; Task Interactions; Word Finding; Off-Target Verbosity; Accommodating Age-Related Changes in Communication; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter Five: Exercise, Nutrition, and Aging; Sarcopenia; Exercise and Older Adults; Resistive Exercise and Strength Development; Power Training; Endurance Exercise and Aging; Endurance Versus Resistive Training for Older Persons Benefits of Exercise TrainingExercise Training and the Risk of Falls; Exercise and Insulin Sensitivity; Exercise and the Aging Immune System; Aging and Inflammation-Can Exercise Help Put Out the Fire?; Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Muscle Hypertrophy/Function; Exercise and Cognitive Function; Practical Considerations for Exercise Among Older Adults; Barriers to Exercise; Supervised Versus Home-Based Exercise-Does it Matter where?; Age-Related Dietary Implications; Malnutrition; Macronutrient Recommendations; Selected Vitamin and Minerals Most Related to Physical Activity Vitamin and Supplement Use |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826389803321 |
| New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WilmothJanet M (Janet May)
FerraroKenneth F |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology - United States
Older people |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-81289-7
9786611812898 0-8261-0480-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: AGING SCHOLARSHIP; PART II: PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART III: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART IV: PUBLIC POLICY; Afterword; Subject Index; Name Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454249903321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WilmothJanet M (Janet May)
FerraroKenneth F |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology - United States
Older people |
| ISBN |
1-281-81289-7
9786611812898 0-8261-0480-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: AGING SCHOLARSHIP; PART II: PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART III: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART IV: PUBLIC POLICY; Afterword; Subject Index; Name Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782465203321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Gerontology : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors
| Gerontology : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (384 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.260973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WilmothJanet M (Janet May)
FerraroKenneth F |
| Soggetto topico |
Gerontology - United States
Older people |
| ISBN |
1-281-81289-7
9786611812898 0-8261-0480-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: AGING SCHOLARSHIP; PART II: PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART III: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART IV: PUBLIC POLICY; Afterword; Subject Index; Name Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825048403321 |
| New York, : Springer Pub., c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
| Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.2/70973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LondonAndrew S
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Collana | Routledge advances in sociology |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Military - United States
Veterans - United States - Social conditions Life cycle, Human Life change events |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-94202-X
0-203-07974-4 1-136-16196-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Foreword; 1 Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service: An Introduction; 2 The Military as a Transforming Influence: Integration into or Isolation from Normal Adult Roles?; 3 Women's Lives in Wartime: The American Civil War and World War II; 4 Race-Ethnicity and Immigration Status in the U.S. Military; 5 Military Service and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Lives; 6 Military Service as a Pathway to Early Socioeconomic Achievement for Disadvantaged Groups
7 Labor Market Outcomes among Veterans and Military Spouses8 The Best Years of Our Lives: Military Service and Family Relationships-A Life-Course Perspective; 9 Military Employment and Spatial Mobility across the Life Course; 10 A Matter of Life and Death Military Service and Health; 11 Military Service, Social Policy, and Later-Life Financial and Health Security; 12 United States Military Services' Sponsorship of Life-Course Research: Past, Present, and Future; 13 Methodological Problems in Determining the Consequences of Military Service 14 Setting an Agenda for Future Research on Military Service and the Life CourseReferences; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462836203321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
| Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.2/70973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LondonAndrew S
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Collana | Routledge advances in sociology |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Military - United States
Veterans - United States - Social conditions Life cycle, Human Life change events |
| ISBN |
1-136-16195-3
1-283-94202-X 0-203-07974-4 1-136-16196-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Foreword; 1 Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service: An Introduction; 2 The Military as a Transforming Influence: Integration into or Isolation from Normal Adult Roles?; 3 Women's Lives in Wartime: The American Civil War and World War II; 4 Race-Ethnicity and Immigration Status in the U.S. Military; 5 Military Service and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Lives; 6 Military Service as a Pathway to Early Socioeconomic Achievement for Disadvantaged Groups
7 Labor Market Outcomes among Veterans and Military Spouses8 The Best Years of Our Lives: Military Service and Family Relationships-A Life-Course Perspective; 9 Military Employment and Spatial Mobility across the Life Course; 10 A Matter of Life and Death Military Service and Health; 11 Military Service, Social Policy, and Later-Life Financial and Health Security; 12 United States Military Services' Sponsorship of Life-Course Research: Past, Present, and Future; 13 Methodological Problems in Determining the Consequences of Military Service 14 Setting an Agenda for Future Research on Military Service and the Life CourseReferences; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786084603321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London
| Life course perspectives on military service / / edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Andrew S. London |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (401 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.2/70973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LondonAndrew S
WilmothJanet M (Janet May) |
| Collana | Routledge advances in sociology |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociology, Military - United States
Veterans - United States - Social conditions Life cycle, Human Life change events |
| ISBN |
1-136-16195-3
1-283-94202-X 0-203-07974-4 1-136-16196-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Foreword; 1 Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service: An Introduction; 2 The Military as a Transforming Influence: Integration into or Isolation from Normal Adult Roles?; 3 Women's Lives in Wartime: The American Civil War and World War II; 4 Race-Ethnicity and Immigration Status in the U.S. Military; 5 Military Service and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Lives; 6 Military Service as a Pathway to Early Socioeconomic Achievement for Disadvantaged Groups
7 Labor Market Outcomes among Veterans and Military Spouses8 The Best Years of Our Lives: Military Service and Family Relationships-A Life-Course Perspective; 9 Military Employment and Spatial Mobility across the Life Course; 10 A Matter of Life and Death Military Service and Health; 11 Military Service, Social Policy, and Later-Life Financial and Health Security; 12 United States Military Services' Sponsorship of Life-Course Research: Past, Present, and Future; 13 Methodological Problems in Determining the Consequences of Military Service 14 Setting an Agenda for Future Research on Military Service and the Life CourseReferences; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827685603321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||