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  • Towards Human Rights in Residential Care for Older Persons

    International Perspectives

    Edición de Helen Meenan, Nicola Rees, Israel Doron ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
    People are leading significantly longer lives than previous generations did, and the proportion of older people in the population is growing. Residential care for older people will become increasingly necessary as our society ages and, we will require more of it. At this moment in time, the rights of older people receive attention at international and regional levels, with the United Nations, the ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

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  • The Big Shift

    Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife

    de Marc Freedman ...
    Marc Freedman, hailed by theNew York Timesas "the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life," makes an impassioned call to accept the decades opening up between midlife and anything approximating old age for what they really are -- an entirely new stage of life, which he dubs the encore years.In The Big Shift, Freedman bemoans the fact that the discussion ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Ageing

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Nancy A. Pachana ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Ageing is an activity we are familiar with from an early age. In our younger years upcoming birthdays are anticipated with an excitement that somewhat diminishes as the years progress. As we grow older we are bombarded with advice on ways to overcome, thwart, resist, and, on the rare occasion, embrace, one's ageing. Have all human beings from the various historical epochs and cultures viewed aging ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Facilitating Spiritual Reminiscence for People with Dementia

    A Learning Guide

    de Elizabeth MacKinlay, Corinne Trevitt ...
    Spiritual reminiscence is a way of communicating that acknowledges the person as a spiritual being and seeks to engage the person in a more meaningful and personal way. This practical guide teaches carers how to facilitate engaging and stimulating spiritual reminiscence sessions with older people, and particularly with people with dementia.After reading the guide, carers will understand the many ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences

    Edición de Linda George ...
    Series series Handbooks of Aging
    Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines ... Leer más

    $92.99 USD

  • Reconstructing Retirement

    Work and Welfare in the UK and USA

    de David Dr Lain ...
    Retirement is being ‘reconstructed’, with the UK following the US path of abolishing mandatory retirement and increasing state pension ages. This timely book assesses prospects for work and retirement at age 65-plus in the UK and US.Part 1 explores the shifting ‘policy logics’ in both countries that increase both the need and opportunities to work past age 65. Part 2 presents an original ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • The Art of Forgetting

    de Ivan Izquierdo ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    How do we forget? Why do we need to forget? This book intends to answer to these and other questions. It aims to demonstrate that each one is who it is due to their own memories. Thus, distinguish between the information we should keep from those we should forget is an difficult art. In this book, the author discusses about the different types of memory, the main types of forgetting (avoidance, ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Social Class in Later Life

    Power, Identity and Lifestyle

    Edición de Marvin Formosa, Paul Higgs ...
    Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant to contemporary debates on the relationship between class, culture, and later life. ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

  • Ageing in Society

    Edición de Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Gerben Westerhof, John Bond, Sheila Peace ...
    `Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have made significant contributions to gerontology, but offer the reader considerations for what could be, not just what is, the design of old age in society. The book will inform students in ways that so ... Leer más

    $87.29 USD

  • Successful Aging

    Strategies for Healthy Living

    de Martin Bloom, Waldo C. Klein ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    There is a near-universal folk saying that everyone wishes to live a good long life, but no one wishes for old age. More contemporarily, the rock and roll band, Little Feat, sang, "You know that you're over the hill when your mind's making promises your body can't fill. " This book is about the good long life. It is a book about primary prevention strategies in the aging process; it is not about ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • Social Policy for an Aging Society

    A Human Rights Perspective

    de Carole B. Cox, PhD ...
    As people age, they are at increased risk of having their basic human rights threatened or violated. When age is perceived as incompetence, it can easily lead to discrimination that impacts human rights. Based on the premise that social policy must reflect human rights principles, this graduate-level textbook views the challenges associated with aging as opportunities for policy development that ... Leer más

    $56.99 USD

  • Widows and Divorcees in Later Life

    On Their Own Again

    de Carol L Jenkins ...
    Get a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse!Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage to the solitude of being suddenly single, exploring how older widows and divorcees adapt. A multidisciplinary ... Leer más

    $72.99 USD