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Author: Stephen M. Golant
Publisher: Health Professions Press,U.S.
Imprint: Health Professions Press,U.S.
Edition: large type edition
Dimensions:
Width: 19.10cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 25.00cm
Weight: 0.700kg
ISBN: 9781938870330
ISBN 10: 1938870336
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 28 February 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
-Aging in the Right Place is a truly outstanding contribution to the field of gerontology and multiple related disciplines. Golant provides what is now the most comprehensive treatment of the subject of housing our aging population, describing the challenges and opportunities of relocation in later life, traditional and new housing options and the critical relationship between housing and services. The work is extremely well-referenced and clearly organized. It should reach a wide audience of researchers, students, practitioners, policy-makers and consumers... no small achievement.---Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D.-Indiana University- (01/13/2015)
Aging in the Right Place is a truly outstanding contribution to the field of gerontology and multiple related disciplines. Golant provides what is now the most comprehensive treatment of the subject of housing our aging population, describing the challenges and opportunities of relocation in later life, traditional and new housing options and the critical relationship between housing and services. The work is extremely well-referenced and clearly organized. It should reach a wide audience of researchers, students, practitioners, policy-makers and consumers... no small achievement. --Philip B. Stafford, Ph.D. Indiana University (01/13/2015)
This important and welcome book weaves together theory, public policy, and statistical and demographic data to explore the meaning and significance of place to older persons and their families. The question of where to live, whether to stay or move, under what circumstances, and when, is central in the lives of most older persons who fear making the wrong decision and losing their sense of identity and their community. This book explains, through an empirically-grounded conceptual model, that people just want to feel normal in the place they live, whether they remain in their current neighborhood or choose one of the carefully described housing options currently available in the United States. This book is accessible and easy to read that should be of interest to a general audience as well as to academics, housing providers, and policy makers. --Paula C. Carder, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Institute on Aging, Portland State University (11/25/2014)
Author Information
Currently a professor at the University of Florida (Gainesville, USA), Dr. Stephen Golant has been conducting research on the housing, mobility, transportation, and long-term care needs of older adult populations for most of his academic career. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and a Fulbright Senior Scholar award recipient. He recently received the Richard M. Kalish award from the Gerontological Society of America in recognition of his insightful and innovative publications on aging and life development in the behavioural and social sciences. The print and internet media have often featured his research and ideas and he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, including ABC’s national news program 20/20.
