Age groups: adults books

1. A study of old age by one of Italya s oldest and wisest philosophers. 2. Bobbio writes on old age as a social...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking book provides comprehensive treatment of the political economy of aging by a scholar widely...  Read More >>

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NEW edition! More than any other social gerontology texts available, addresses issues of diversity in aging by...  Read More >>

This book brings together case studies from a wide range of societies with varying social expectations in order...  Read More >>

This book brings together case studies from a wide range of societies with varying social expectations in order...  Read More >>

Working through oral traditions, this book illustrates the importance of spirituality and the family in African-Caribbean...  Read More >>

New regulations have empowered local authorities in England to extend the scope of the 1996 Community Care Act to...  Read More >>

""Let me proceed to praise this contribution from Canada. The author's likeable exuberance shines through."" -Ms....  Read More >>

Preparing Participants for Intergenerational Interaction: Training for Success examines established intergenerational...  Read More >>

This engaging and practical book shows how older people who are disoriented or depressed by the process of ageing...  Read More >>

This text examines all aspects of administering services to older adults. The authors surveyed practising administrators...  Read More >>

This study demonstrates a textual approach to analyzing policy documents to establish a method of study applicable...  Read More >>

In underground repositories for radioactive waste, significant quantities of gases may be generated as a result...  Read More >>

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Drawing on data from a twenty-year longitudinal study that began with more than 1,200 individuals, 'Continuity and...  Read More >>

Attempts at a synthesis of themes about making a reality of 'person-centred' care. This book seeks to unite the...  Read More >>

Focuses on what happens after a death has taken place. Drawing on social theory and anthropology, This book reviews...  Read More >>

Social and demographic changes have led to traditional areas of welfare being transformed. The contributors to this...  Read More >>

Drawing on a variety of historical, contemporary, anthropological and literary sources, this book considers the...  Read More >>

The product of a three-year research program, this work focuses on the economic and social implications of aging...  Read More >>

An exploration of age discrimination in the American workplace. Attorney Raymond Gregory traces the history of federal...  Read More >>

This is an historical exploration of the US pensioner movements of the late 1920s through to the early 1950s, and...  Read More >>

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