Aging Bodies

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Aging Bodies

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Author : Christopher A. Faircloth
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-06-11

Aging Bodies written by Christopher A. Faircloth and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-11 with Social Science categories.

Western thought traditionally divides the human being into a body-mind dualism, a divide realized in the divergent research fields of geriatrics and gerontology; the first examines the physical body, and the second focuses instead upon psychological and social aspects of aging. Research Health Scientist Christopher Faircloth's edited volume of original pieces attempts to bridge this rift: reinserting the physical aging body and its lived experiences back into gerontology's study of aging. He asks, 'Is it not the physical body that readily marks us as aging?' Faircloth organizes this text around two major themes of the aging body: everyday experience, and the social and personal impact of its imagery, while concentrating on three areas of substantive concern: medicalization, gender/sexuality, and the body as consumer. This book would be of interest to gerontologists, social scientists, and students of these fields concerned with the aging body, both object and subject, as experienced and alternatively perceived in relation to contemporary society.

Our Aging Bodies

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Author : Gary F. Merrill
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2015-02-03

Our Aging Bodies written by Gary F. Merrill and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-03 with Family & Relationships categories.

People in developed countries are living longer and, just as the aged population around the world is steadily growing, the number of adults eighty-five and older in the United States is projected to quadruple to twenty-one million people by 2050. The aging of our population has huge implications for baby boomers and their children, and has generated a greater interest in the causes and effects of aging. Our Aging Bodies provides a clear, scientifically based explanation of what happens to all the major organ systems and bodily processes—such as the cardiovascular and digestive systems—as people age. The first section is an overview of secondary aging—changes that occur with age that are related to disease and the environment—and include the effect of such things as diet, humor, and exercise. Readers will also learn about primary aging—intrinsic changes that occur with the aging of specific organs and body systems (including the prostate, the heart, the digestive system, and the brain). Throughout the book, Gary F. Merrill weaves in personal anecdotes and stories that help clarify and reinforce the facts and principles of the underlying scientific processes and explanations. Our Aging Bodies is accessible to a general reader interested in the aging phenomenon, or baby boomers wanting to be more informed when seeing their doctor and discussing changes to their bodies as they age.

The Aging Body

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Author : Susan Krauss Whitbourne
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

The Aging Body written by Susan Krauss Whitbourne and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.

The objective of this book is to provide information that will be useful to people in a variety of disciplines who wish to learn more about normal aging processes in the human body. Although gerontologists in the biological sciences are making great strides in research on human aging and documenting this work in mono graphs, texts, and review chapters, this information is generally not easily acces sible nor is it comprehensible to nonprofessionals in these fields. This book is intended to provide a summary of this work, along with its implications for psy chological functioning of the aging individual. The majority of the book is devoted to describing the results of research on the physiological changes in the human body with aging and to seeking explana tions for these age effects. This description has been approached in such a way as to make it readable for the nonspecialist, but also to focus on research issues that will be useful reading for those who are currently working in these parti cular areas. In addition, throughout the book, I have tried to develop some themes regarding physiological and psychological adaptation during adulthood.

Ageing The Body And Social Change

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Author : Emmanuelle Tulle
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Release Date : 2008-07-10

Ageing The Body And Social Change written by Emmanuelle Tulle and has been published by Palgrave MacMillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-10 with Science categories.

This book explores the relationship between embodiment and the production of the key structures which frame agency to map out potential for social change. It uses modalities of ageing embodiment in the context of sport participation in later life, specifically Master athletics, including barriers, opportunities and physiological dimensions.

Genes Aging And Immortality

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Author : Charlotte Spencer
language : en
Publisher: Pearson
Release Date : 2006

Genes Aging And Immortality written by Charlotte Spencer and has been published by Pearson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Health & Fitness categories.

This booklet answers questions about the mysteries of aging and the search for immortality. It describes some of the current progress in the scientific study of aging and explores social and ethical questions surrounding the real possibility of human lifespan extension.

Sex Self And Society

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Author : Tracey L. Steele
language : en
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Release Date : 2004

Sex Self And Society written by Tracey L. Steele and has been published by Wadsworth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Family & Relationships categories.

SEX, SELF AND SOCIETY: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF SEXUALITY contains 60 edited articles divided into 15 chapters covering a range of issues dealing with human sexuality. Focusing on sexuality as both process and as a social institution, the book also covers contemporary issues such as abortion and sexually transmitted diseases.

Abstract Of Proceedings Of The Supreme Council

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Author : Freemasons. U.S. Scottish Rite. Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

Abstract Of Proceedings Of The Supreme Council written by Freemasons. U.S. Scottish Rite. Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with categories.

The Japan Year Book

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1934

The Japan Year Book written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1934 with Japan categories.

Includes sections, "Who's who in Japan," "Business directory," etc.

Proceedings

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Author : Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

Proceedings written by Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with categories.

Report Of The Department Of Public Instruction For The Year 1870 71

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871

Report Of The Department Of Public Instruction For The Year 1870 71 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with categories.