Full Description
This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life.
Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining "productive aging" by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.
Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I The Field of Social Gerontology
Chapter 1 The Growth of Social Gerontology
Chapter 2 Aging in Other Countries and across Cultures in the United States
Part II The Biological and Physiological Context of Social Aging
Chapter 3 The Social Consequences of Physical Aging
Chapter 4 Managing Chronic Diseases and Promoting Well-Being in Old Age
Part III The Psychological Context of Social Aging
Chapter 5 Cognitive Changes with Aging
Chapter 6 Personality and Mental Health in Old Age
Chapter 7 Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Old Age
Part IV The Social Context of Aging
Chapter 8 Social Theories of Aging
Chapter 9 The Importance of Social Supports: Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Communities
Chapter 10 Opportunities and Challenges of Informal Caregiving
Chapter 11 Living Arrangements and Social Interactions
Chapter 12 Productive Aging: Paid and Nonpaid Roles and Activities
Chapter 13 Death, Dying, Bereavement, and Widowhood
Chapter 14 The Resilience of Elders of Color
Chapter 15 The Resilience of Older Women
Part V The Societal Context of Aging
Chapter 16 Social Policies to Address Social Problems
Chapter 17 Health and Long-Term Care Policy and Programs
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Part I The Field of Social Gerontology
Chapter 1 The Growth of Social Gerontology
The Field of Gerontology
Social Gerontology
What Is Aging?
An Active Aging Framework
A Person-Environment Perspective on Social Gerontology
Organization of the Text
Why Study Aging?
Growth of the Older Population
The Oldest-Old
Support Ratios
Population Trends
Impact of Demographic Trends
Longevity in Health or Disease?
How Aging and Older Adults Are Studied
Research Methods
Chapter 2 Aging in Other Countries and across Cultures in the United States
Global Trends
The Impact of Modernization on Older Adults' Roles in Traditional Societies
A Cross-Cultural View of Elders' Roles in Contemporary Societies
Part II The Biological and Physiological Context of Aging
Chapter 3 The Social Consequences of Physical Aging
Biological Theories of Aging
Can Aging Be Reversed or Delayed?
Research on Physiological Changes with Age
Changes in Sensory Functions
Chapter 4 Managing Chronic Diseases and Promoting Well-Being in Old Age
Defining Health
Quality of Life in Health and Illness
Chronic and Acute Diseases
Common Chronic Conditions
Falls and Their Prevention
Use of Physician Services by Older People
Health Promotion with Older People
Part III The Psychological Context of Aging
Chapter 5 Cognitive Changes with Aging
Intelligence and Aging
Factors That May Influence Intelligence in Adulthood
The Process of Learning and Memory
The Information Processing Model
Factors That Affect Learning in Old Age
Age-Related Changes in Memory
Improving Cognitive Abilities in Old Age
Wisdom and Creativity
Chapter 6 Personality and Mental Health in Old Age
Defining Personality
Stage Theories of Personality
Trait Theories of Personality
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
Successful Aging
Mental Disorders among O
