Age groups: the elderly books

Written by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better understand and cater...  Read More >>

Some groups participate in politics more than others. Why? And does it matter for policy outcomes? This book argues...  Read More >>

This insightful account of the treatment and provision for an ageing population in South Korea adds considerably...  Read More >>

Presents vital statistics on aging in the United States in a readable and easy-to-use format, describing trends,...  Read More >>

Aging Is an Attitude explores the purpose of aging. What does God have for us in allowing us to get older? Surely,...  Read More >>

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This book examines the processes by which older people make housing decisions and the impact such decisions have...  Read More >>

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"This book provides timely medical information for the reader to embrace a ""Golden Challenge"" of preventive health...  Read More >>

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 >>

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 >>