Social gerontology: a multidisciplinary perspective

✍ Scribed by Hooyman, Nancy R;Kiyak, H Asuman

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2013;2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 709
• Series: Pearson custom library;Always learning
• Edition: 9th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life. Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining productive aging by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
1. The Growth of Social Gerontology......Page 6
2. The Social Consequences of Physical Aging......Page 46
3. Managing Chronic Diseases and Promoting Well-Being in Old Age......Page 92
4. Cognitive Changes with Aging......Page 152
5. Personality and Mental Health in Old Age......Page 188
6. Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Old Age......Page 250
7. Social Theories of Aging......Page 284
8. The Importance of Social Supports: Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Communities......Page 312
9. Opportunities and Challenges of Informal Caregiving......Page 366
10. Living Arrangements and Social Interactions......Page 420
11. Productive Aging: Paid and Nonpaid Roles and Activities......Page 468
12. Death, Dying, Bereavement, and Widowhood......Page 530
13. The Resilience of Elders of Color......Page 580
14. The Resilience of Older Women......Page 632
15. Social Policies to Address Social Problems......Page 664
D......Page 706
I......Page 707
R......Page 708
W......Page 709