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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400 ) : The experience of old age is dependent in large part upon how others
react to the aged ; that is social context and cultural ... Meanings are crucial in
influencing how growing old is experienced by the ageing in any given society ;
these ...
400 ) : The experience of old age is dependent in large part upon how others
react to the aged ; that is social context and cultural ... Meanings are crucial in
influencing how growing old is experienced by the ageing in any given society ;
these ...
Page 121
Participation in family life remains a positive experience for many older people
with disabilities who have remaining ' family ' . However , age segregation is
playing an increasing role in the social life of older people . A recent study in the
...
Participation in family life remains a positive experience for many older people
with disabilities who have remaining ' family ' . However , age segregation is
playing an increasing role in the social life of older people . A recent study in the
...
Page 248
Research has shown that the experience of growing older is a multifaceted
process ( Von Faber , 2002 ; Keller et al . , 1989 ; Steverink et al . , 2001 ;
Westerhof , 2003 ) . Older people distinguish between positive and negative
aspects of their ...
Research has shown that the experience of growing older is a multifaceted
process ( Von Faber , 2002 ; Keller et al . , 1989 ; Steverink et al . , 2001 ;
Westerhof , 2003 ) . Older people distinguish between positive and negative
aspects of their ...
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Contents
The biology of ageing | 21 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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| 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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