Ageing in SocietyJohn Bond, Sheila M Peace, Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Gerben Westerhof SAGE Publications, 2007 M03 8 - 364 pages The Third Edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of aging, exploring the key behavioral and social science theories, concepts, and methods. This new edition of Ageing in Society has been extensively rewritten and reflects new trends in European gerontology, incorporating recent developments in theory and research from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. |
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However , in some aspects of semantic memory decrements exist especially in
advanced old age . Increasing word - finding and name - retrieving difficulties are
well - known examples of this downward trend . In sum , there seems to be no ...
However , in some aspects of semantic memory decrements exist especially in
advanced old age . Increasing word - finding and name - retrieving difficulties are
well - known examples of this downward trend . In sum , there seems to be no ...
Page 245
The work of Heckhausen and colleagues ( 1989 ) on perceptions of lifespan
development also shows that young and old individuals still find positive aspects
in the later phases of life , although the balance between positive and negative
traits ...
The work of Heckhausen and colleagues ( 1989 ) on perceptions of lifespan
development also shows that young and old individuals still find positive aspects
in the later phases of life , although the balance between positive and negative
traits ...
Page 248
We have seen that the understanding of ageing as physical decline is an
important aspect of the institutional ... Older people distinguish between positive
and negative aspects of their own ageing and they hold different age identities in
...
We have seen that the understanding of ageing as physical decline is an
important aspect of the institutional ... Older people distinguish between positive
and negative aspects of their own ageing and they hold different age identities in
...
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Contents
The biology of ageing | 21 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ageing in Society Ageing in Society: European Perspectives on Gerontology, Freya E. Dittmann-Kohli |
| Editors | John Bond, Sheila M Peace, Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Gerben Westerhof |
| Edition | 3, illustrated |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 1412900190, 9781412900195 |
| Length | 364 pages |
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