<span>This book explores the reality of ageing and old age from the perspectives of the individual and society. It emphasizes cross-cultural aspects of ageing and communication issues both within and across generations. The authors approach the understanding of ageing from a multi-disciplinary persp
Conceptual and Methodological Issues on the Adjustment to Aging: Perspectives on Aging Well
β Scribed by Sofia von Humboldt (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 278
- Series
- International Perspectives on Aging 15
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Demographic Change: An Aging World....Pages 1-19
The Adjustment to the Process of Aging: Origins and Nature....Pages 21-46
Meaning and Measurement of Adjustment to Aging in Old Age....Pages 47-83
The Components of Adjustment to the Process of Aging....Pages 85-126
Correlates of Adjustment to Aging....Pages 127-166
Adjustment to Aging: A Cross-Cultural Perspective....Pages 167-211
Concluding Remarks and Future Implications....Pages 213-241
Back Matter....Pages 243-260
β¦ Subjects
Aging;Geriatrics/Gerontology;Quality of Life Research
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