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

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.260973
• Soggetto topico: Aging - Social aspects - United States; Aging - Psychological aspects; Life cycle, Human - Social aspects
• Altri autori: SchaieK. Warner <1928-> (Klaus Warner) AbelesRonald P. <1944->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Social structures and aging individuals
• ISBN: 1-281-81148-3; 9786611811488; 0-8261-2409-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816465303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Societal impact on aging.