Age groups: the elderly books

Discuss the theoretical developments in the international field of ageing. This book covers social sciences and...  Read More >>

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Montigny argues that government played a central role in determining how society viewed the elderly and family obligations...  Read More >>

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This edited volume examines the social networks of older people in nine countries from a range of perspectives in...  Read More >>

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Old age is a stage of human development which has largely been neglected in the field of psychotherapy. Not Too...  Read More >>

In Old Age in Late Medieval England, Joel T. Rosenthal explores the life spans, sustained activities, behaviors,...  Read More >>

This text provides a comprehensive survey of the implications of population ageing, in countries across the world,...  Read More >>

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This volume presents research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons, including: labour market...  Read More >>

This volume pinpoints the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health....  Read More >>

No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships,...  Read More >>

Address the different ways in which continuity is affected by change over the life course, as well as how individuals...  Read More >>

This text provides a theoretical approach to what gerontology does. It combines the theories of Foucault, Bourdieu...  Read More >>

As the definitive study of the universal problem of growing old, The Coming of Age is ""a brilliant achievement""...  Read More >>

The exercise programming guidelines provided in this book focus on functional fitness training and safety and demonstrate...  Read More >>

Gathering together in a structured curriculum of seminars and discussion groups and calling themselves the University...  Read More >>

""Don't let therapists and counselors keep this unique book to themselves! Every man and woman who feels 'the first...  Read More >>

Volunteerism in Geriatric Settings is an instructional tool for activity directors and others interested in successful...  Read More >>

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A provocative sequel to and a significant extension of Sheehy's international bestseller Passages. Sheehy finds...  Read More >>

A Volume in the Jossey--Bass Library of Current Clinical TechniqueFew mental health professionals are adequately...  Read More >>