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  • Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults

    A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice

    Edited by Gail M. Williamson, David R. Shaffer, Patricia A. Parmelee ...
    Series series The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology
    Aging is inevitable-A "psychological recession" is not . . . As I go about my daily life, I read and hear about the sometimes scary things that are happening to other people. As the saying goes, bad news sells newspapers. But I u- ally can take some solace in reasoning that this bad stuff assuredly will not occur in my life. After reading this book, however, one message has gotten through–I cannot ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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  • Disrupt Aging

    A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age

    by Jo Ann Jenkins ...
    Discover the inspiring national bestseller about aging and health that "will help us all live each year to the fullest" (Sheryl Sandberg).We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines-"50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.In Disrupt Aging, Jenkins focuses on three core areas ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Ripcord (TCG Edition)

    by David Lindsay-Abaire ...
    "A lyrical and understanding chronicler of people who somehow become displaced within their own lives…Mr. Lindsay-Abaire has shown a special affinity for female characters suddenly forced to re-evaluate the roles by which they define themselves."—New York TimesSet in the Bristol Place Assisted Living Facility, this glorious and biting new comedy from David Lindsay-Abaire centers around Abby, who ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • A Baby Boomer's Guide to Their Second Sixties

    by Ryan Custer Amacher ...
    While this book was written for male Baby Boomers and their significant others, it also includes Boomer history and what lies ahead as we experience the decade of our own sixties. This story reviews our Boomer luck, recounts the great history of being a kid in the 1950s, and the great opportunities provided by improved education in the 1960s, not to ignore a seemingly mind expanding culture. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Handbook of Adult Development

    Edited by Carrie Andreoletti, Jack Demick ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This volume is an outgrowth ofcontemporary research on development over the adult lifespan, which by now has burgeoned and developed both nationally and internationally. However, for us, the impetus to be involved in this area was spawned and nurtured by our initial association with the Society for Research in Adult Development (SRAD) with its origins some 15 years ago by Michael Commonsand his ... Read more

    $287.09 USD

  • Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan

    by Gisela Labouvie-Vief ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book synthesizes the literature on emotional development and cognition across the lifespan. The book proposes a core language by which to describe positive and problematic developmental changes by recourse to a parsimonious set of core principles, such as elevations or declines in tension thresholds and their relation to the waxing and waning of the cognitive system over the life course. It ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in India

    Edited by Mala Kapur Shankardass, S. Irudaya Rajan ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book highlights different aspects of the problem of elder abuse and neglect in India, and discusses its forms as well as means of prevention, intervention and management. It presents a framework for understanding the occurrence of elder abuse and neglect in India, placing the discussion within the global context. Elder abuse and neglect is a growing concern in South Asia, and this is the ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America

    Policies and Perspectives on Environment and Aging

    Edited by Diego Sánchez-González, Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Gerontology perspective and through geographical and psychosocial approaches. It addresses the main environmental issues of population ageing, based on an understanding of the complex relationships, adjustments and adaptations between different ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Perceptions of Community Crime in Ferguson, MO

    A Qualitative Study Prior to the Death of Michael Brown

    by Kandace L. Fisher-McLean ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This Brief is based on a research study of aging adults' perceptions and fear of crime in their community of Ferguson, Missouri. The study, which was conducted by coincidence just prior to the death of Michael Brown, presents unique insights into the community environment prior to those events, which sparked protests and turmoil in Ferguson and beyond.This qualitative study employs sampling and ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Aging in China

    Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State

    Edited by Sheying Chen, Jason L. Powell ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the country previously recognized as having the fastest rate) and much faster than nations in western Europe. (2) An early arrival of an aging ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work

    by Parin Dossa, Cati Coe, Neda Deneva, Yanqiu Rachel Zhou, Kristin Elizabeth Yarris, Erin L. Raffety, Mushira Mohsin Khan, Karen Kobayashi, Loretta Baldassar0, Delores V. Mullings1 ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work documents the social and material contributions of older persons to their families in settings shaped by migration, their everyday lives in domestic and community spaces, and in the context of intergenerational relationships and diasporas. Much of this work is oriented toward supporting, connecting, and maintaining kin members and kin ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas

    Edited by Kyriakos S. Markides, Jacqueline L. Angel, Fernando M. Torres-Gil, William A. Vega ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines one of the most important demographic changes facing the United States: an overall aging population and the increasing influence of Latinos. It also looks at the changing demographics in Mexico and its impact on the health and financial well-being of aging Mexicans and Mexican Americans. The book provides a conceptual and accessible framework that will educate and inform readers ... Read more

    $89.09 USD