Gerontology

Perspectives and Issues
Fourth Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-8261-0965-1
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 558 g

<p>This newest edition of a core graduate level textbook has added six new chapters to further enrich the ""gerontological imagination,"" and encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the study of aging. Academically rigorous yet clear and accessible, the text provides the most current findings from leading gerontological researchers and practitioners. New and updated chapters examine biology, exercise science/nutrition, communication science, geriatric medicine and nursing, demography, anthropology, economics, human development, psychology, political science, sociology, social work, and law, to provide broadly drawn perspectives on the study of aging. </p> <p>Special emphasis is placed on current challenges regarding policy and service delivery in the face of fiscal uncertainty. Additionally, this new edition covers international outlooks on aging given the increasing influence of globalization on individual lives. By interweaving knowledge from a broad range of disciplines, Wilmoth and Ferraro have created a comprehensive picture of gerontology today that will enhance course instruction and provide a new window into the future of the discipline.</p> <b>New chapters address:</b> <p><ul> <li>Geriatric medicine and nursing <li>Communication disorders and aging <li>International and cross-cultural perspectives on aging <li>Public policy and the needs of diverse aging populations <li>Geriatric social work <li>Legal perspectives on aging </ul></p> <b>Key Features:</b> <p><ul> <li>Interweaves current gerontological research and ideas from multiple disciplines <li>Addresses biology, psychology, human development, sociology, and economics as they relate to gerontology <li>Presents additional disciplinary perspectives including exercise science/nutrition, communication science, geriatric medicine and nursing, demography, anthropology, political science, social work, and law. <li>Includes Ferraro's classic chapter on ""The Gerontological Imagination"" </ul></p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilmoth, Janet M.

Ferraro, Kenneth F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

<p>FOREWORD</p> <p>INTRODUCTION</p> <p>Chapter 1. The gerontological imagination </p> <p><b>PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF AGING</b></p> <p>Chapter 2. The Biology of Successful Aging: Watchful Progress at Biogerontology's Known-Unknown Interface </p> <p>Chapter 3. Cognitive aging </p> <p>Chapter 4. Communication disorders and aging </p> <p>Chapter 5. Exercise, nutrition, and aging </p> <p>Chapter 6. Geriatric Medicine and Nursing </p> <p><b>SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING</b></p> <p>Chapter 7. Social and emotional development in adulthood </p> <p>Chapter 8. Age structures, aging, and the life course </p> <p>Chapter 9. Retirement and financial security </p> <p>Chapter 10. Demographic Perspectives on Aging </p> <p>Chapter 11. Cross-cultural and global perspectives on aging and the life course </p> <p><b>PUBLIC POLICY: Meeting the physical and social needs of older adults </b></p> <p>Chapter 12. Politics and policy in the lives of older Americans </p> <p>Chapter 13. The role of public policy in addressing the needs of diverse aging populations </p> <p>Chapter 14. Gerontological social work</p> <p>Chapter 15. Legal Gerontology</p>

Über Autor(innen)

<p><b>Janet M. Wilmoth</b>, PhD, is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Aging Studies Institute, and a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Policy Research at Syracuse University. Her research uses nationally representative data and longitudinal data analysis techniques to examine later-life living arrangements, financial security, and health status. This research has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging and Social Security Administration. She has published over 30 articles and chapters in professional journals and books. She is on the editorial board of the <i>Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences;</i> has co-edited a special issue of <i>Research on Aging; </i> and is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, American Sociological Association, and Population Association of America. She has served as Associate Editor of <i>Gerontology: Social Sciences</i>, held elected positions within GSA's Behavioral and Social Sciences section and the American Sociological Association Section on Aging and the Life Course, and is a fellow of the GSA.</p> <p><b>Kenneth F. Ferraro</b>, PhD, is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. His work has been supported by grants from the AARP Andrus Foundation, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. Ferraro has published over 90 articles and chapters in professional journals and books. He has served on several study sections for the National Institutes of Health and on the editorial boards of the <i>American Sociological Review</i> and <i>Journal of Health and Social Behavior, </i>and served as Editor, <i>Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences</i>, 2006-2009. Dr. Ferraro has held elected positions within GSA's Behavioral and Social Sciences section and the American Sociological Association Section on Aging and the Life Course, and is a fellow of the GSA. </p