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  • How Pop Culture Shapes the Stages of a Woman's Life

    From Toddlers-in-Tiaras to Cougars-on-the-Prowl

    by Melissa Ames, Sarah Burcon ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Contemporary popular culture has created a slew of stereotypical roles for girls and women to (willingly or not) play throughout their lives: The Princess, the Nymphette, the Diva, the Single Girl, the Bridezilla, the Tiger Mother, the M.I.L.F, the Cougar, and more. In this book Ames and Burcon investigate the role of cultural texts in gender socialization at specific pre-scripted stages of a ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

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  • Ageing and Caring

    A Guide for Later Life

    by Des O’Neill ...
    Although it is something that affects all of us, directly or indirectly, ageing can all too often be perceived negatively. Ageing and Caring is an essential, positive guide for older people, their carers and their families. It seeks to outline not only the challenges that can arise from ageing but also how active and rewarding life can continue to be in old age.From practical advice on remaining ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Prime Time

    How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement And Transform America

    by Marc Freedman ...
    Over the next three decades, the number of Americans over fifty will double, swelling to more than a quarter of the population. Already we are living thirty years longer than a century ago, with further gains expected in the coming years. The end result is a new stage of life, one as long or longer than childhood or middle age in duration, and one spent in unprecedented good health. Yet, as ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging and Illness

    by Tamara McClintock Greenberg ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    More than ever, the aging process is recognized as carrying a special set of emotional challenges–especially when acute or chronic medical conditions are involved. In this light, Psychodynamic Perspectives on Aging and Illness presents a fresh, contemporary application of psychodynamic theory, addressing the complex issues surrounding declining health. Informed by the spectrum of psychodynamic ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe

    Investigating Institutional Change and Social Impacts

    Edited by Costanzo Ranci, Emmanuele Pavolini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Over the last two decades, many changes have happened to the social welfare policies of various industrial countries. Citizens have seen their pensions, unemployment benefits, and general healthcare policies shrink as “belt tightening” measures are enforced. But in contrast, long-term care has seen a general growth in public financing, an expansion of beneficiaries, and, more generally, an attempt ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Aging in Hong Kong

    A Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Jean Woo ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet’s aging population. The daily lives of its older adults closely match the advantages and disadvantages experienced by urban elders in other developed countries. For these reasons, Hong Kong’s elderly serve as a salient guide to older people’s social, psychological, and healthcare needs—concerns ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Germany's New Security Demographics

    Military Recruitment in the Era of Population Aging

    by Wenke Apt ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Military recruitment will become more difficult in times of demographic aging. The question arises whether demographic change will constrain the capacity of aging states like Germany to conduct foreign policy and pursue their national security interests. Since contemporary military operations still display a strong human element, particular scrutiny is given to the empirical analysis of the ... Read more

    $89.09 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

  • Sociability, Social Capital, and Community Development

    A Public Health Perspective

    by Ian Gillespie Cook, Jamie P. Halsall, Paresh Wankhade ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary issues within global society and how these relate to six case study examples (UK, USA, China, India, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Japan). The authors draw on their diverse experience to explore four major themes of contemporary relevance: overall aging of societies; governance and institutions; emergency services and public health ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Aging and Loss

    Mourning and Maturity in Contemporary Japan

    by Jason Danely ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia and around the world. What can we learn from a study of the aging population of Japan and how can these findings inform a path forward for the elderly, their families, and for policy makers?Based on nearly a decade of research, Aging and Loss examines how the ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • 60 on Up

    The Truth about Aging in America

    by Lillian Rubin ...
    Getting old sucks, says best-selling author Dr. Lillian Rubin. With refreshing candor, she digs down under the statistics about our graying population and offers a provocative and unflinching examination of all the burning issues that mark aging today. Tackling the subject over a broad swath of the population, cutting across race, class, gender, and physical and cognitive ability, Rubin delivers a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Steps Toward a Planning Framework for Elder Care in the Arab World

    by William B. Ward, Mustafa Z. Younis ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book reviews the elder care literature pertaining to the Arab world and proposes steps that can be taken to improve the health and quality of life of older people in this region. Organized in three main sections (Program Assessment, Program Planning, Conclusions and Recommendations), the book addresses such topics as developing a conceptual framework; Arab world elder demographics; quality of ... Read more

    $49.49 USD