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 39
... functioning and normal conduct in old age also depends on the criteria used in the community . These criteria may change together with views in the society about normality . Pathological ageing implies - apart from the effects of normal ...
... functioning and normal conduct in old age also depends on the criteria used in the community . These criteria may change together with views in the society about normality . Pathological ageing implies - apart from the effects of normal ...
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... functioning or adaptive capacity ) maintenance / recovery ( resilience - behaviours aimed at maintaining levels of functioning in the face of challenge , or returning to previous levels after a loss ) regulation of loss ( behaviours ...
... functioning or adaptive capacity ) maintenance / recovery ( resilience - behaviours aimed at maintaining levels of functioning in the face of challenge , or returning to previous levels after a loss ) regulation of loss ( behaviours ...
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... functioning ( Baltes and Lindenberger , 1997 ) . From these potential sources of the age - related decline in the performance of memory tasks and psy- chometric tests of fluid intelligence , especially , processing speed and primary ...
... functioning ( Baltes and Lindenberger , 1997 ) . From these potential sources of the age - related decline in the performance of memory tasks and psy- chometric tests of fluid intelligence , especially , processing speed and primary ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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