Ageing in SocietyJohn Bond 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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Page 49
... cognitive ageing ( see also Chapter 12 ) . Cognitive ageing Development and ageing of memory and psychometric intelligence in late adult- hood and old age were the focus of numerous investigations . This was also the domain in which the ...
... cognitive ageing ( see also Chapter 12 ) . Cognitive ageing Development and ageing of memory and psychometric intelligence in late adult- hood and old age were the focus of numerous investigations . This was also the domain in which the ...
Page 52
... cognitive gains in later adulthood . Dixon ( 2000 ) explored the concepts and mechanisms of gains in cognitive ageing . He distinguished three main views on gains in the context of cognitive losses in old age : gains as gains , gains as ...
... cognitive gains in later adulthood . Dixon ( 2000 ) explored the concepts and mechanisms of gains in cognitive ageing . He distinguished three main views on gains in the context of cognitive losses in old age : gains as gains , gains as ...
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... cognitive variability among the sample also increases . Rabbitt's longi- tudinal studies into cognitive ageing ( Rabbitt , 1993a ; Rabbitt et al . , 2001a , 2004 ) have demonstrated a most important point about cognitive changes with ...
... cognitive variability among the sample also increases . Rabbitt's longi- tudinal studies into cognitive ageing ( Rabbitt , 1993a ; Rabbitt et al . , 2001a , 2004 ) have demonstrated a most important point about cognitive changes with ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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