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  • Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Spaces and Practices of Care

    by Andries Baart, Josien de Klerk, Emily Freeman, Brigit Obrist, Peter Van Eeuwijk, Sjaak van der Geest ...
    Series series Ageing in a Global Context
    This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about how to address the long term care needs of this vulnerable population.Case studies from different regions of the continent ... Read more

    $47.69 USD

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    How to Maintain – or Regain – a Spicy, Satisfying Sex Life

    by Joan Price ...
    The population over age 50 is larger than ever in history. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 32.1 percent of the U.S. population were age 50 and over in 2011. This demographic is also healthier, more aware, more youthful, and more vocal than any previous older generation. Thanks to ongoing medical discoveries, the sexual revolution, and the Internet, today’s seniors are also sexier than ever — ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ageing

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Nancy A. Pachana ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ageing is an activity we are familiar with from an early age. In our younger years upcoming birthdays are anticipated with an excitement that somewhat diminishes as the years progress. As we grow older we are bombarded with advice on ways to overcome, thwart, resist, and, on the rare occasion, embrace, one's ageing. Have all human beings from the various historical epochs and cultures viewed aging ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Physical Change and Aging

    A Guide for the Helping Professions, Fifth Edition

    by Sue V. Saxon, PhD, Mary Jean Etten, EdD, GNP, CMP, FT, Elizabeth A. Perkins, PhD, RNLD, FAAIDD, FGSA ...
    "[This book] has been honedÖinto an elegant compendium. This outstanding work should be widely read -- it is perhaps the best example of an integrative approach to gerontology." Score: 94, 4 stars--Doody'sThis book serves as an authoritative textbook and guide to the physical changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process, with special emphasis on the psychological and social ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Victim Assistance

    Exploring Individual Practice, Organizational Policy, and Societal Responses

    Edited by Christine Edmunds, Thomas L. Underwood, PhD ...
    Series series Springer Series on Family Violence
    Based on the acclaimed professional certificate program, Advanced Institute on Victim Studies: Critical Analysis of Victim Assistance, this book identifies core content areas essential for practitioners working with crime victims.Recognizing the multidisciplined, multisystem field that encompasses victim assistance, the contributors present a solid foundation of the varying concepts and theories ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 33, 2013

    Healthy Longevity

    Edited by Jean-Marie Robine, PhD, Carol Jagger, PhD, Eileen Crimmins, PhD ...
    Developed countries and certain regions of economically emerging nations have displaying a rapidly growing population of the oldest-oldónonagenarians, centenarians, and supercentenarians. As this trend continues, we must redirect some of our research on aging to the experience of advanced old age and discovering individual and community factors that improve the quality of life during this life ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Dementia Studies

    A Social Science Perspective

    by Anthea Innes ...
    What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia (bio-medical, social-psychological and socio-gerontological) and the main principles and ideologies of care.The book:• provides clarity on the gap between the utopian aspirations of care and the reality of care• opens up a series of questions about ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians

    by Jean K Quam ...
    Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians is an important new reference that provides those in the helping professions with practical information on how to work with the older gay and lesbian population. Although older gays and lesbians are the same in many ways as their heterosexual counterparts, they have an extra “layer” of concerns that are unique to their sexual orientation, including ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Art of Forgetting

    by Ivan Izquierdo ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    How do we forget? Why do we need to forget? This book intends to answer to these and other questions. It aims to demonstrate that each one is who it is due to their own memories. Thus, distinguish between the information we should keep from those we should forget is an difficult art. In this book, the author discusses about the different types of memory, the main types of forgetting (avoidance, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Aging and Health in Africa

    Edited by Pranitha Maharaj ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Population aging is a matter of global concern. It often occurs in tandem with changes in the health profile of the population. In Africa, many countries are already facing a high burden of communicable diseases. However, as more and more children survive childhood and move on to adult years and old age they are also more likely to experience health problems associated with the aging process. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Housing for the Elderly

    Policy and Practice Issues

    Edited by Philip McCallion ...
    Find out how housing options for the elderly are changing—and not always for the betterTo maintain or improve their quality of life, many seniors in the United States will move to new locations and into new types of housing. Housing for the Elderly addresses the key aspects of the transitions they’ll face, examines how housing programs can help, and looks at the role social workers can play to ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • The Effects of Aging and Environment on Vision

    Edited by Donald Armstrong, Michael F. Marmor, J. Mark Ordy ...
    This book derives from a symposium conducted in San Francisco CA, entitled "Environmental Design for Optimum Vision in the Elderly" that was sponsored by the American Aging Association, October 11-12, 1985. Presentations from this symposium comprise the core content of this volume. However, manuscripts have also been accepted from additional authors whose topics and research findings increase the ... Read more

    $89.99 USD