Age groups: adults books

"As an ""ism,"" ageism reflects a prejudice in society against older adults. Ageist attitudes are perpetuated in...  Read More >>

Besonderes Augenmerk gilt den verbalen, interaktiven und kognitiven Fähigkeiten der Kinder, die wiederum Einflüsse...  Read More >>

Emphasizes the need to incorporate social, cultural, and demographics into transitional care protocol for elderly...  Read More >>

"Do you appreciate the insights gained from aging? Do you avoid changes, thinking and hoping that by keeping the...  Read More >>

From the author of The Anatomy of Disgust, a wickedly funny, effortlessly erudite essay on the horrors of old age,...  Read More >>

Guide to Fitness After Fifty presents basic and applied research data, authoritative advice and tested techniques...  Read More >>

In the future an increasing number of people in the Western world can expect to live a long life, and the proportion...  Read More >>

In the first book to focus on the experiences of older Americans of mixed race, Cathy J. Tashiro explores questions...  Read More >>

An earthy, entertaining collection of yarns about twenty larger-than-life outback characters.  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This book was conceived as a project of the Association for Anthropology and Gerontology, a multidisciplinary and...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

The Hands of Strangers portrays the tensions and moments of grace between aged nursing home residents and their...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

Explores the role of governments in creating and regulating private pensions in the UK and Germany since the 1980s....  Read More >>

Investigates the impact of demographic changes on several dimensions of the Brazilian economy and society – particularly...  Read More >>

After a chance encounter with an extraordinary 99-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Pillemer began to wonder...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

All Megan Rix ever wanted was a baby. Yet, month after month, Megan's dreams were dashed. Would her life ever feel...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

It presents results of a scenario study on future developments in demand and supply of elderly care services for...  Read More >>

Life for emerging adults is vastly different today than it was for their counterparts even a generation ago. Young...  Read More >>

A growing number of studies indicate that social ties that are formed by older people in the church have a significant...  Read More >>

What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places...  Read More >>