Age groups: the elderly books

6096 books were found.

Unretirement: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Think about Work, Community, and the Good Life

Unretirement: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way...

Author: Chris Farrell
ISBN: 9781410475916
Format: Hardback
$87.09

An eye-opening and inspiring report on the profound changes coming to our economy and society in the era of unretirement,...  Read More >>

The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life

The New Senior Woman: Reinventing the Years Beyond Mid-Life...

Author: Barbara M. Fleisher ,  Thelma Reese
ISBN: 9781442244351
Format: Paperback
$63.99

Rather than focus exclusively on preparing for retirement, this book offers the firsthand accounts of women of retirement...  Read More >>

Just the Right Dose: Your Smart Guide to Prescription Drugs & How to Take Them Safely

Just the Right Dose: Your Smart Guide to Prescription...

Author: Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN ,  Marijke Vroomen Durning Rn
ISBN: 9780994030016
Format: Paperback
$15.81

Every day, millions of people take or give prescription and over-the-counter medicines. With this comes the potential...  Read More >>

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary...

Author: Jason Danely
ISBN: 9780813565163
Format: Paperback
$84.70

By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring...  Read More >>

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

Aging and Loss: Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary...

Author: Jason Danely
ISBN: 9780813565170
Format: Hardback
$263.87

By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring...  Read More >>

The Meaning of Care: The Social Construction of Care for Elderly People

The Meaning of Care: The Social Construction of Care...

Author: Bernhard Weicht
ISBN: 9781349445943
Format: Paperback
$116.41

Bernhard Weicht provides a multi-layered analysis of how we understand and construct care in everyday life, the...  Read More >>

Elder Justice: A Roadmap for Preventing & Combating Elder Abuse

Elder Justice: A Roadmap for Preventing & Combating...

Author: Emilia Pond
ISBN: 9781634634366
Format: Hardback
$424.32

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Elder Abuse & Neglect: Annotated Bibliographies

Elder Abuse & Neglect: Annotated Bibliographies

Author: Homer R Tulle
ISBN: 9781634634342
Format: Hardback
$437.26

Elder abuse is a pervasive phenomenon around the world with devastating effects on the victims. Although it is not...  Read More >>

From Working To Wisdom: The Adventures And Dreams Of Older Americans

From Working To Wisdom: The Adventures And Dreams Of...

Author: Brendan Hare
ISBN: 9780996003407
Format: Paperback
$44.75

The author presents edited transcriptions of his interviews of a diverse group of older Americans, reflecting on...  Read More >>

Parentrapped

Parentrapped

Author: Lou DeLena
ISBN: 9781938463181
Format: Paperback
$39.57

You love them. Of course you do. But they're driving you crazy! They're overly demanding, inpatient, unreasonable,...  Read More >>

Substance Use and Older People

Substance Use and Older People

Author: Ilana Crome (Keele University, UK; Queen Mary University of London, UK; Imperial College, UK) ,  Li-Tzy Wu (Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA)
ISBN: 9781119975380
Format: Hardback
$161.95

Substance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is...  Read More >>

Gerontologie - Einfuhrung Und Geschichte

Gerontologie - Einfuhrung Und Geschichte

Author: Hans-Werner Wahl ,  Vera Heyl
ISBN: 9783170261259
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Gerontologie ist ein stark interdisziplinar orientiertes Wissenschaftsfeld - Altern kann wohl nur in einer synergiereichen...  Read More >>

Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe: Investigating Institutional Change and Social Impacts

Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe: Investigating...

Author: Costanzo Ranci ,  Emmanuele Pavolini
ISBN: 9781489989185
Format: Paperback
$290.37

The book explores increasing public support given to family care work (in the past, the family would take care of...  Read More >>

Sozialer Raum und Alter(n): Zugänge, Verläufe und Übergänge sozialräumlicher Handlungsforschung

Sozialer Raum und Alter(n): Zugänge, Verläufe und Übergänge...

Author: Anne van Rießen ,  Christian Bleck
ISBN: 9783658065997
Format: Paperback
$129.35

Die zunehmende Alterung der Gesellschaft hat in den vergangenen Jahren dazu geführt, dass sozialräumliche Voraussetzungen...  Read More >>

Ignite The Spark: 7 Strategies For Mature Women For Reinventing Your Relationship and Reigniting Your Passion

Ignite The Spark: 7 Strategies For Mature Women For...

Author: Gina Mitchell (University of Bradford)
ISBN: 9781944245771
Format: Paperback
$65.87

This is a no nonsense guide to finding yourself and either rediscovering the passion in your relationship and making...  Read More >>

Senior Power or Senior Peril: Aged Communities and American Society in the Twenty-First Century

Senior Power or Senior Peril: Aged Communities and American...

Author: Brittany H Bramlett
ISBN: 9781439911341
Format: Paperback
$76.43

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, the number of senior citizens as a proportion of the overall electorate is going...  Read More >>

Ignite The Spark: 7 Strategies For Mature Women For Reinventing Your Relationship and Reigniting Your Passion

Ignite The Spark: 7 Strategies For Mature Women For...

Author: Gina Mitchell (University of Bradford)
ISBN: 9781684184781
Format: Hardback
$86.99

This is a no nonsense guide to finding yourself and either rediscovering the passion in your relationship and making...  Read More >>

Senior Power or Senior Peril: Aged Communities and American Society in the Twenty-First Century

Senior Power or Senior Peril: Aged Communities and American...

Author: Brittany H Bramlett
ISBN: 9781439911334
Format: Hardback
$212.52

As the Baby Boomer generation ages, the number of senior citizens as a proportion of the overall electorate is going...  Read More >>

How to Age

How to Age

Author: Anne Karpf
ISBN: 9781250058980
Format: Paperback
$42.24

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Remember the Love

Remember the Love

Author: F Robertson ,  F Robertson
ISBN: 9780986226465
Format: Paperback
$27.72

NOTE: Through the dialogue of lovable pets, this book helps families introduce the concept of Alzheimer's to children...  Read More >>

Ambient Assisted Living: 4. AAL-Kongress 2011 Berlin, Germany, January 25-26, 2011

Ambient Assisted Living: 4. AAL-Kongress 2011 Berlin,...

Author: Reiner Wichert ,  Birgid Eberhardt
ISBN: 9783642423963
Format: Paperback
$448.77

In this book, 22 authors discuss development of Ambient Assisted Living. As the technological innovation raises...  Read More >>

Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development: A Public Health Perspective

Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development:...

Author: Ian Gillespie Cook ,  Jamie P. Halsall
ISBN: 9783319114835
Format: Hardback
$145.17

This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary issues within global society and how these relate to...  Read More >>

Aging and Health in Africa

Aging and Health in Africa

Author: Pranitha Maharaj
ISBN: 9781489973658
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Population aging is a matter of global concern. Population aging in Africa is occurring in the context of high levels...  Read More >>

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