Age groups: adults books

Offers a European dimension, examining and comparing the quality of life as experienced by older people in Germany,...  Read More >>

Gerontology is a multidisciplined science concerned with the study of ageing, which integrates biological, psychological...  Read More >>

Japan's economy has been something of an enigma in recent years with its government resorting to all sorts of tactics...  Read More >>

This book focuses on the social contexts of ageing, looking at the diversity of ageing and older people, and at...  Read More >>

An amazing woman's perspective on aging in our society. Suggestions on how to achieve health, happiness, and purpose...  Read More >>

Despué s de visitar el paí s de las maravillas, Alicia se metió en un espejo para descubrir el mundo al revé s....  Read More >>

""Technology and Society is a thoroughly researched, insightful sociological analysis of complex issues in the technology...  Read More >>

Howard Eglit's discussion of the intersection of aging Americans with the US legal system illuminates the consequences...  Read More >>

To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on an extraordinary range...  Read More >>

Lucy Fischer-West knows the power of birthplace and of borders and rivers. This memoir begins with the story of...  Read More >>

Aging in women has traditionally been defined by the menopause, however it is often social and economic changes...  Read More >>

This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical literature and presents the views...  Read More >>

This book is written for an optional module within the scope of a European Master course of study: - European Perspectives...  Read More >>

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Provides a comprehensive picture of quality of life in old age in five very different European Union countries....  Read More >>

This book explores concepts of quality of life in older age in the theoretical literature and presents the views...  Read More >>

This collection of essays provides a comprehensive perspective on the enduring questions in gerontology and how...  Read More >>

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In this powerful and evocative narrative, Gail Lee Bernstein vividly re-creates the past three centuries of Japanese...  Read More >>

Based on the fieldwork in the county of Puan, this book presents an account of the treatment and provision for an...  Read More >>

Growing Old in the Twentieth Century investigates many aspects of the current debates raging regarding care and...  Read More >>

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing is a state-of-the-art guide to the current body of knowledge, theory, policy...  Read More >>

The prospect of caring for elderly relatives who may be too old, fragile, or forgetful to manage on their own looms...  Read More >>

Savvy, comprehensive, and authoritative, this book, written by a physician with more than thirty years' experience...  Read More >>

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