Aging in the past : demography, society, and old age / / edited by David I. Kertzer, Peter Laslett
| Aging in the past : demography, society, and old age / / edited by David I. Kertzer, Peter Laslett |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1995] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.26/09 |
| Collana | Studies in demography |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - History
Old age - Social aspects Population - History |
| ISBN | 0-585-07892-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Necessary knowledge : age and aging in the societies of the past / Peter Laslett -- Elderly persons and members of their households in England and Wales from preindustrial times to the present / Richard Wall -- The elderly in the bosom of the family : la famille souche and hardship reincorporation / E.A. Hammel -- Household systems and the lives of the old in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Hungary / Rudolf Andorka -- Migration in the later years of life in traditional Europe / Andrejs Plakans and Charles Wetherell -- Older lives on the frontier : the residential patterns of the older population of Texas, 1850-1910 / Myron P. Gutmann -- A home of one's own : aging and home ownership in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century / Michael R. Haines and Allen C. Goodman -- The impact of widowhood in nineteenth-century Italy / David I. Kertzer and Nancy Karweit -- The demography of widowhood in preindustrial New Hampshire / Daniel Scott Smith -- Transition to widowhood and family support systems in the twentieth century, northeastern United States / Tamara K. Hareven and Peter Uhlenberg -- The impact of aging on the employment of men in American working-class communities at the end of the nineteenth century / Roger I. Ransom and Richard Sutch -- Trends in old age mortality in the United States, 1900-1935 : evidence from railroad pensions / George Alter -- Toward a historical demography of aging / David I. Kertzer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495958503321 |
| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1995] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coping with Methuselah [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of molecular biology on medicine and society / / Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz, editors
| Coping with Methuselah [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of molecular biology on medicine and society / / Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6/45 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AaronHenry J
SchwartzWilliam B. <1922-2009.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Social aspects
Life expectancy - Social aspects Old age - Social aspects Medical technology - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9630-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Impact of the Revolution in Biomedical Research on Life Expectancy by 2050; Our Uncertain Demographic Future; The Changing Face of Health Care; Labor Market Effects of Dramatic Longevity Improvement; The Impact of Major Improvements in Life Expectancy on the Financing of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; Ethical Aspects of Major Increases in Life Span and Life Expectancy; Increased Life Expectancy: A Global Perspective; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449859003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coping with Methuselah [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of molecular biology on medicine and society / / Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz, editors
| Coping with Methuselah [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of molecular biology on medicine and society / / Henry J. Aaron, William B. Schwartz, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (313 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6/45 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AaronHenry J
SchwartzWilliam B. <1922-2009.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Longevity - Social aspects
Life expectancy - Social aspects Old age - Social aspects Medical technology - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 0-8157-9630-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; Inside Flap; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Impact of the Revolution in Biomedical Research on Life Expectancy by 2050; Our Uncertain Demographic Future; The Changing Face of Health Care; Labor Market Effects of Dramatic Longevity Improvement; The Impact of Major Improvements in Life Expectancy on the Financing of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; Ethical Aspects of Major Increases in Life Span and Life Expectancy; Increased Life Expectancy: A Global Perspective; Contributors; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783452003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter : Interdisziplinäre Forschungsperspektiven / / herausgegeben von Rafael Mollenhauer und Christian Meier zu Verl
| Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter : Interdisziplinäre Forschungsperspektiven / / herausgegeben von Rafael Mollenhauer und Christian Meier zu Verl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weilerswist : , : Velbrück Wissenschaft, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 301.435 |
| Soggetto topico |
Old age
Social interaction Communication Old age - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 3-7489-1509-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Nota di contenuto | Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Vorwort -- Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter revisited. Eine Zwischenbilanz als Einführung -- I. Kommunikationstheoretische Systematisierungen -- II. Kommunikation im Alter und Kommunikation über Alter -- III. Digitalität und Materialität in Altersgrenzen überschreitender Kommunikation -- IV. Kommunikation im Kontext von altersassoziierten Erkrankungen -- Die Autor:innen. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734372203321 |
| Weilerswist : , : Velbrück Wissenschaft, , 2023 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter : Interdisziplinäre Forschungsperspektiven / / herausgegeben von Rafael Mollenhauer und Christian Meier zu Verl
| Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter : Interdisziplinäre Forschungsperspektiven / / herausgegeben von Rafael Mollenhauer und Christian Meier zu Verl |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weilerswist : , : Velbrück Wissenschaft, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 301.435 |
| Soggetto topico |
Old age
Social interaction Communication Old age - Social aspects |
| ISBN | 3-7489-1509-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
| Nota di contenuto | Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Vorwort -- Interaktion und Kommunikation im Alter revisited. Eine Zwischenbilanz als Einführung -- I. Kommunikationstheoretische Systematisierungen -- II. Kommunikation im Alter und Kommunikation über Alter -- III. Digitalität und Materialität in Altersgrenzen überschreitender Kommunikation -- IV. Kommunikation im Kontext von altersassoziierten Erkrankungen -- Die Autor:innen. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996540320003316 |
| Weilerswist : , : Velbrück Wissenschaft, , 2023 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Love stories of later life [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / / Amanda Smith Barusch
| Love stories of later life [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / / Amanda Smith Barusch |
| Autore | Barusch Amanda Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.7084/60973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Love in old age
Old age - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-52916-8
9786611529161 0-19-971826-1 1-4356-3335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life; Part I: Love and Aging; 1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research; 2 The Aging Self; Part II: Love's Illusions; 3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet; 4 Looking for Love; Part III: Lived Love; 5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships; 6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community; Part IV: Love's Disillusions; 7 Betrayal and Rejection; 8 Love Lost; Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination; Appendix A: Love in the Literature; Appendix B: The Research in Detail; Notes; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452237203321 |
Barusch Amanda Smith
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Love stories of later life [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / / Amanda Smith Barusch
| Love stories of later life [[electronic resource] ] : a narrative approach to understanding romance / / Amanda Smith Barusch |
| Autore | Barusch Amanda Smith |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.7084/60973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Love in old age
Old age - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
0-19-774244-0
1-281-52916-8 9786611529161 0-19-971826-1 1-4356-3335-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction: Love Stories of Later Life; Part I: Love and Aging; 1 Understanding Love: Theory and Research; 2 The Aging Self; Part II: Love's Illusions; 3 Infatuation: A Madness Most Discreet; 4 Looking for Love; Part III: Lived Love; 5 A Kind of Settled Bliss: Romance in Committed Relationships; 6 Supporting Actors: Family, Friends, and Community; Part IV: Love's Disillusions; 7 Betrayal and Rejection; 8 Love Lost; Conclusion: The Romantic Imagination; Appendix A: Love in the Literature; Appendix B: The Research in Detail; Notes; Index; |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781818403321 |
Barusch Amanda Smith
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| New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Les nouvelles frontières de l'âge / / Richard Lefrançois
| Les nouvelles frontières de l'âge / / Richard Lefrançois |
| Autore | Lefrançois Richard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montréal : , : Presses de l'Université de Montréal, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Collana | Sociétés et cultures de l'Asie |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging - Anthropological aspects
Old age - Social aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Nota di contenuto | Partie 1 : Portrait sociodémographique des sociétés sénescentes -- 1. Les métaphores de l'âge -- 2. La planète des vieillards -- Partie 2 : Portrait biologique de la vieillesse -- 3. Homo senectus : une figure historique inédite -- 4. Sur les traces de la longue vie -- 5. Vulnérabilité et résistance du corps -- Partie 3 : Enjeux et défis des sociétés sénescentes -- 6. Regards croisés sur les enjeux du vieillissement -- 7. Le malaise de la prise en charge -- 8. L'avenir des régimes de retraite, de l'économie et de l'équilibre intergénérationnel -- Partie 4 : Défis et ressources des personnes aînées -- 9. Le paradoxe de la vieillesse -- 10. L'exposition aux épreuves et aux transitions de vie -- 11. Le potentiel d'adaptabilité et de croissance des personnes aînées -- Partie 5 : Les contours du vieillissement sociétal -- 12. Sociétés sénescentes et postmodernité -- 13. Sénescence de la société et de la culture occidentales -- 14. Le tortueux parcours de la gérontologie. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910724374503321 |
Lefrançois Richard
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| Montréal : , : Presses de l'Université de Montréal, , 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Old age from Antiquity to post-modernity / / edited by Paul Johnson and Patricia Thane
| Old age from Antiquity to post-modernity / / edited by Paul Johnson and Patricia Thane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.2609 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JohnsonPaul (Paul A.)
ThanePat |
| Soggetto topico |
Old age - History
Old age - Social aspects Older people - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-71124-7
1-280-33319-7 0-203-02102-9 0-203-27355-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Historical readings of old age and ageing; Ageing in antiquity: status and participation; Old age in the high and late Middle Ages: image, expectation and status; Ageing and well-being in early modern England: pension trends and gender preferences under the English Old Poor Law c. 1650 1800; Balancing social and cultural approaches to the history of old age and ageing in Europe: a review and an example from post-Revolutionary France; The ageing of the population: relevant question or obsolete notion?
Old age and the health care system in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesOld age in the New World: New Zealand's colonial welfare experiment; The family lives of old people; Parallel histories of retirement in modern Britain; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455158703321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Old age from antiquity to post-modernity / / edited by Paul Johnson and Patricia Thane
| Old age from antiquity to post-modernity / / edited by Paul Johnson and Patricia Thane |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.2609 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JohnsonPaul (Paul A.)
ThanePat |
| Soggetto topico |
Old age - History
Old age - Social aspects Older people - History |
| ISBN |
1-134-71123-9
1-134-71124-7 1-280-33319-7 0-203-02102-9 0-203-27355-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Historical readings of old age and ageing; Ageing in antiquity: status and participation; Old age in the high and late Middle Ages: image, expectation and status; Ageing and well-being in early modern England: pension trends and gender preferences under the English Old Poor Law c. 1650 1800; Balancing social and cultural approaches to the history of old age and ageing in Europe: a review and an example from post-Revolutionary France; The ageing of the population: relevant question or obsolete notion?
Old age and the health care system in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesOld age in the New World: New Zealand's colonial welfare experiment; The family lives of old people; Parallel histories of retirement in modern Britain; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779937703321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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