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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extension of statutory social insurance : first in Austria ( 1993 ) , then in Germany (
1995 ) , Luxemburg ( 1999 ) and France ( 2002 ) . In the case ... In the
Netherlands the healthcare system has been extended to cover new social
health needs .
extension of statutory social insurance : first in Austria ( 1993 ) , then in Germany (
1995 ) , Luxemburg ( 1999 ) and France ( 2002 ) . In the case ... In the
Netherlands the healthcare system has been extended to cover new social
health needs .
Page 282
Over the second half of life , however , there is some decrease in the salience of
the social self , especially if the number of themes subsumed under the social self
is constrained . In self - reports to incomplete sentences , the spontaneous ...
Over the second half of life , however , there is some decrease in the salience of
the social self , especially if the number of themes subsumed under the social self
is constrained . In self - reports to incomplete sentences , the spontaneous ...
Page 362
... lifespan development and 286 – 7 psychological 286 research procedures for
understanding 277 – 8 social 281 - 4 , 292 – 3 techniques of the 250 – 2 self -
concept 249 , 279 and accommodation 273 health and psychophysical
functioning ...
... lifespan development and 286 – 7 psychological 286 research procedures for
understanding 277 – 8 social 281 - 4 , 292 – 3 techniques of the 250 – 2 self -
concept 249 , 279 and accommodation 273 health and psychophysical
functioning ...
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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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