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Aging Identity
Aging Identity
    Viewing ageing and
    identity through the lens
    of contemporary
    gerontology theory and
    postmodernist concepts,
    this title examines a
    vast range of issues:
    from disability to
    clothing; from ageing,
    health and education to
    social philosophies and
    meanings of ageing; and,
    from auto-ethnographic
    methodologies to
    rethinking post-modern
    theories of ageing.
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A Guide to Humanistic Studies in Aging
A Guide To Humanistic Studies
In Aging
    Explores the moral,
    spiritual, and cultural
    terrain of aging through
    interdisciplinary
    scholarship and
    clinically based
    research. This book
    brings together leaders
    from a variety of
    academic realms to
    explore how aging is
    depicted in the modern
    era and the effect of
    these portrayals on
    individuals and society.
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Population Ageing and International Development
Population Ageing And
International Development
    Over the next 40 years
    the number of people aged
    60 and over in the world
    is set to grow by one and
    a quarter billion. What
    are the implications of
    this for the world and
    what will old age be like
    for these people? This
    book provides an analysis
    of links between
    development, population
    ageing and the
    experiences of older
    people.
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Animal Models of Human Cognitive Aging
Animal Models Of Human
Cognitive Aging
    Discusses the use of
    animal models as a tool
    for understanding
    cognitive changes
    associated with the aging
    process. This book
    details the normal and
    pathological processes of
    brain aging of humans in
    relation to those models.
    It is suitable for
    neuroscientists, and
    gerontological
    scientists.
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Older Americans Act
Older Americans Act
    The Older Americans Act
    (OAA) is the major
    federal vehicle for the
    delivery of social and
    nutritional services for
    older persons. This book
    provides an overview of
    the services and issues
    of the Older Americans
    Act and provides
    information about
    legislation which would
    increase authorisations
    or funding to certain OAA
    programs.
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Key Concepts in Social Gerontology
Key Concepts In Social
Gerontology
    Contains entries that
    give knowledge on what
    constitutes the 'building
    blocks' of social
    gerontology and sets out
    a review of the core
    concepts, both classic
    and emerging, in this
    subject area. Authored by
    social gerontologists
    from the UK and the USA,
    this title reflects a
    global approach to the
    presentation of key
    concepts in social
    gerontology.
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Valuing Older People
Valuing Older People
    How can we understand
    older people as real
    human beings, value
    their wisdom, and
    appreciate that their
    norms and principles both
    matter in themselves and
    are affected by those of
    others? Using a
    life-course approach,
    this book claims that the
    complexity and potential
    creativity of later life
    demands a humanistic
    vision of older people
    and ageing.
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Development of Oldest-Old Mortality, 1950-1990
Development Of Oldest-Old
Mortality, 1950-1990
    States that in developed
    countries since 1950,
    death rates among
    octogenarians,
    nonagenarians, and even
    centenarians have been
    reduced substantially.
    This title argues that
    the novelty and magnitude
    of the observed mortality
    decline justify it being
    called a new stage in
    mortality transition.
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Valuing Older People
Valuing Older People
    How can we understand
    older people as real
    human beings, value
    their wisdom, and
    appreciate that their
    norms and principles both
    matter in themselves and
    are affected by those of
    others? Using a
    life-course approach,
    this book claims that the
    complexity and potential
    creativity of later life
    demands a humanistic
    vision of older people
    and ageing.
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Mothers and Others
Mothers And Others
    If the young were to
    survive in a world of
    scarce food, they needed
    to be cared for, not
    only by their mothers but
    also by siblings, aunts,
    fathers, friends - and,
    with any luck,
    grandmothers. This title
    finds the key in the
    primatologically length
    of human childhood.
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Making of an Elder Culture
Making Of An Elder Culture
    The Summer of Love,
    Vietnam, Woodstock,
    these are the milestones
    of the baby boomer
    generation chronicled in
    1969 book "The Making of
    a Counter Culture". This
    book reminds the boomers
    of the creative role they
    played in our society,
    and of the moral and
    intellectual resources
    they have to draw upon
    for radical
    transformation in their
    later years.
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Social Policy in Ageing Societies
Social Policy In Ageing
Societies
    This first comparative
    study of ageing and
    social policy in two
    major European countries
    is based on a unique set
    of joint analyses of the
    major policy areas
    affecting older people.
    These analyses reveal
    both differences and
    similarities in policy
    and practice and, in
    several fields,
    increasing convergence.
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Housing and Home in Later Life
Housing And Home In Later Life
    At the heart of all
    policies of supporting
    people to live and thrive
    into old age lies the
    concept of home. This
    book aims to reduce the
    dissonance between older
    people's needs and
    preferences and those of
    policy makers and
    practitioners. It is for
    students and researchers
    of social and public
    policy, community care,
    and social gerontology.
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Rethinking Social Theory and Later Life
Rethinking Social Theory And
Later Life
    We need to ask what are
    the conditions which
    allow narrative and trust
    to be formed and
    performed relating to
    ageing. This book aims to
    provide a reflection on
    epistemologies of ageing
    and alternatively,
    introduce
    post-structuralist
    insights to ageing
    studies. It examines how
    ageing appears to be
    individualised in
    neo-liberal western
    culture.
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The Information World of Retired Women
The Information World Of
Retired Women
    Using profiles of women
    living in a retirement
    community, the
    information and social
    worlds of elderly women
    are explored in an
    attempt to discover the
    effects of ageing on
    their help-seeking
    behaviour. The
    relationships between
    this behaviour and
    information policy is
    also discussed.
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
Handbook Of Aging And The
Social Sciences
    Summarizes the research
    literature on the social
    aspects of aging. This
    handbook covers theory
    and methods, aging and
    social structure, social
    factors and social
    institutions, and aging
    and society. It contains
    the main areas of social
    science gerontological
    research. It features a
    section on theory and
    methods.
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Suddenly Senior
Suddenly Senior
    You can't help feeling
    bewildered every time
    another birthday lunges
    at you - after all, you
    still feel like the
    proverbial spring
    chicken. And yet there
    are unmistakeable signs
    that seniority is
    creeping in. This book
    offers a miscellany of
    wit, jokes
    and"ations that can
    remind you that age can
    be a funny old thing.
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Foucault and Aging
Foucault And Aging
    Demonstrates that
    deployment of Foucauldian
    theory to gerontological
    contexts has facilitated
    disruptions and ruptures
    of both the
    meta-narratives inscribed
    within gerontology. This
    work raises the question
    of what gerontology as a
    discipline can learn from
    Foucauldian approaches.
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The Advancing Frontier of Survival
The Advancing Frontier Of
Survival
    Presents a description of
    the mortality of the
    oldest-old in the
    post-war era. This study
    examines mortality by
    single years of age. It
    is combined into 10-year
    periods in order to
    secure meaningful numbers
    of observations at ages
    where they are few.
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Faith and Well-Being in Later Life
Faith And Well-Being In Later
Life
    Explains the high rates
    of spiritual involvement
    in the US, especially
    among older persons and
    disadvantaged
    populations. This book
    explores common topics
    such as disability,
    declining functioning,
    nursing home residency,
    death-and-dying,
    terminal illness, heart
    failure, major medical
    operation, vision
    impairment, and exercise
    and fitness.
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Aging in Asia
Aging In Asia
    Focuses on the
    implications of
    population ageing in
    Asia. This book discusses
    the differences in the
    magnitude of the aged
    population in different
    parts of Asia and
    highlights the perennial
    concerns of care and
    support facing older
    people and their families
    as Asian societies
    grapple with the ageing
    population.
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Transitions and the Lifecourse
Transitions And The Lifecourse
    Explores and challenges
    dominant interpretations
    of transitions as they
    relate to ageing and the
    life course. This book
    takes a perspective that
    draws together ideas
    about late life as
    expressed in social
    policy and socio-cultural
    constructs of age with
    lived experience.
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Ageing in Society
Ageing In Society
    Presents an introduction
    to the study of ageing.
    This book reflects trends
    in gerontology,
    incorporating
    developments in theory
    and research as well as
    international and
    interdisciplinary
    perspectives. It also
    examines cognitive
    ageing, social
    protection, retirement,
    health and illness, and
    cultural images of old
    age.
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Unmasking Age
Unmasking Age
    What is age? A simple
    question but not that
    easy to answer. This
    title addresses it using
    data from a series of
    research projects
    relating to later life.
    It is supplemented by
    material from a range of
    other sources including
    diaries and fiction. It
    examines various methods
    and discusses ways of
    uncovering the realities
    of age.
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The Cultural Context of Aging
The Cultural Context Of Aging
    Explores various cultural
    issues worldwide that
    affect aging issues,
    from perception and
    valuation of the elderly
    to aspects including
    homelessness,
    care-giving, assisted
    suicide, psychological
    support and responses to
    those with dementia. This
    book includes special
    student resources, data
    from studies, and a
    bibliography of related
    readings.
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Promoting Health in Old Age
Promoting Health In Old Age
    Explores the practice of
    self health care in later
    life. This book brings
    together literature from
    the areas of health
    education and promotion,
    self help, and
    gerontology, in order to
    explain the research
    approaches and
    developments. It examines
    self health care
    practices of older
    people, using results
    from an action research
    project.
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Stories of Ageing
Stories Of Ageing
    Reflects the interest
    within gerontology in
    fictional representations
    of older age. This book
    is about stories of
    ageing and experiencing
    the process of ageing. It
    draws on symbolic
    interactionism for its
    main themes and centres
    around fiction. It shows
    how novels can be sources
    of information about ways
    we make sense of growing
    old.
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Care Between Work and Welfare in European Societies
Care Between Work And Welfare
In European Societies
    This book provides
    insights into the
    theoretical framework of
    'tensions' related to
    care for children and the
    elderly. It analyzes if,
    and under what
    conditions, welfare
    state reforms have
    contributed to
    strengthening existing
    tensions, creating new
    tensions, or relaxing
    such tensions.
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Young Minds in Social Worlds
Young Minds In Social Worlds
    Focusing on developmental
    psychology, this title
    emphasises development
    and change, rather than
    foundations and
    continuity. It argues
    that children be seen not
    as scientists but as
    members of a community of
    minds, striving not only
    to make sense, but also
    to share meanings with
    others. It is suitable
    for developmental
    psychologists.
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Old Age in English History
Old Age In English History
    At the end of the
    twentieth century, more
    people are living into
    their seventies,
    eighties, nineties, and
    beyond, a process
    expected to continue well
    into the next millennium.
    This book shows that old
    people have always been
    an important presence in
    English society. It
    describes the variety of
    ways in which they have
    lived their lives.
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Aging, Theory & Globalization
Aging, Theory & Globalization
    Provides a critical
    reflection on theory,
    welfare and ageing. This
    book offers an
    examination on how ageing
    appears to be moving from
    individualisation to a
    globalised world. It is
    written against the
    backdrop of
    neo-conservative cultural
    theories in social
    gerontology.
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The Involvement of Chinese Older People in Policy and Practice
The Involvement Of Chinese
Older People In Policy And
Practice
    Presents a study that
    shows the development of
    effective measures for
    user involvement and
    focuses on the process of
    involvement as well as
    the actual outcomes. This
    book looks at the work of
    three local working
    groups, in South
    Yorkshire, Manchester
    and London, who adopted
    a different strategy to
    influence an area of
    services.
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Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Oxford Handbook Of
Evolutionary Psychology
    The Oxford Handbook of
    Evolutionary Psychology
    is the definitive,
    comprehensive, and
    authoritative text on
    this burgeoning field.
    With contributions from
    over fifty experts in the
    field, the range and
    depth of coverage is
    unequalled. It will be an
    essential resource for
    students and researchers
    in psychology.
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Working with Older People and Their Families
Working With Older People And
Their Families
    Attempts at a synthesis
    of themes about making a
    reality of
    'person-centred' care.
    This book seeks to unite
    the perspectives of older
    people, family and
    professional carers in
    promoting a holistic
    approach to the
    challenges of an ageing
    society. It is useful for
    students on health
    related courses, such as
    nursing, medicine and
    the therapies.
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Inclusive Housing in an Ageing Society
Inclusive Housing In An Ageing
Society
    This text presents the
    views of people from the
    worlds of architecture,
    social sciences and
    housing providers on the
    future of living
    environments for an
    ageing society.
    Projecting thinking into
    the future, it asks
    critical questions and
    attempts to provide some
    of the answers on the
    issue.
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Aging in Perspective & the Case of China
Aging In Perspective & The
Case Of China
    Examines what the world
    has learned so far in
    dealing with ageing. This
    title discusses how such
    a country as China has
    kept up with that
    learning. By combining
    general reviews with case
    studies in a comparative
    context, it illustrates
    a multidisciplinary
    approach to understanding
    Western and non-Western
    experiences.
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Aging in Comparative Perspective
Aging In Comparative
Perspective
    This book compares aging
    in the US, UK, Sweden,
    Japan, China, Nepal and
    South Africa, discussing
    new policies needed to
    deal with their rapidly
    changing demographics. It
    explores both the
    challenges and advantages
    of aging in these
    contrasting societies.
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