Social Gerontology
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The Sage Handbook Of Social Gerontology
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Author : Dale Dannefer
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010-08-13
The Sage Handbook Of Social Gerontology written by Dale Dannefer and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-13 with Social Science categories.
This SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors constitute a Who′s Who of international gerontology, and the focus on globalization and aging is unique among Handbooks today. This Handbook should be in the library of every social gerontologist. - Vern L. Bengtson, Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California This volume reflects the emergence of ageing as a global concern, including chapters by international scholars from Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. It provides a comprehensive overview of key trends and issues in the field, drawing upon the full range of social science disciplines. The Handbook is organized into five parts, each exploring different aspects of research into social aspects of ageing: Disciplinary overviews: summaries of findings from key disciplinary areas within social gerontology. Social relationships and social differences: explores area like social inequality, gender, religion, inter-generational ties, social networks, and friendships. Individual characteristics and change in later life: examines different aspects of individual aging, including self and identity, cognitive processes, and bio-social interactions and their impact on physical and psychological aging. Comparative perspectives and cultural innovations: topics include ageing and development, ageing in a global context, migration, and cross-cultural perspectives on grandparenthood. Policy issues: covering policy concerns such aslong-term care, technology and older people, end of life issues, work and retirement, and the politics of old age. This will be essential reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers concerned with the major issues influencing the lives of older people across the globe.
Key Concepts In Social Gerontology
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Author : Judith E Phillips
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010-03-31
Key Concepts In Social Gerontology written by Judith E Phillips and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-31 with Social Science categories.
Social gerontology is a new and dynamic field reflecting the increasing interest in aging across the world. This book provides a readily accessible guide to well established and contested issues, as well as new concepts emerging through cutting edge research in the discipline. The entries give concise, lucid knowledge on what constitutes the ‘building blocks’ of social gerontology and sets out a clear review of the core concepts, both classic and emerging, in this subject area. Each concept is explored in terms of its history, application, usefulness to theory and research, and significance in practice.
Old Age In Modern Society
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Author : Christina R. Victor
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-11-11
Old Age In Modern Society written by Christina R. Victor and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Social Science categories.
Old age is a part of the lifecycle about which there are numerous myths and stereotypes. To present an overstatement of commonly held beliefs, the old are portrayed as dependent individuals, characterized by a lack of social autonomy, unloved and neglected by both their immediate family and friends; and posing a threat to the living standards of younger age groups by being a 'burden' that consumes without producing. Older people are perceived as a single homogeneous group, and the experiment of ageing characterized as being the same for all individuals, irrespective of the diversity of their circumstances before the onset of old age. In this book, detailed statistical material is used to portray the circum stances of older people in modern society in an attempt to evaluate the appropriateness (or otherwise) of the major stereotypes of later life. This volume does not address ageing from a psychological or micro-social per spective. In particular, we do not explore major issues relating to old age. Rather we feel that, from the extensive collection of surveys concerned with the elderly, we can provide a context within which individual eld erly people can be studied from more anthropological or biographical perspectives.
Social Gerontology
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Author : M. B. Kleiman
language : en
Publisher: Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Release Date : 1983-05-04
Social Gerontology written by M. B. Kleiman and has been published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-05-04 with Medical categories.
Social Gerontology
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Author : Nancy R. Hooyman
language : en
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Release Date : 2005
Social Gerontology written by Nancy R. Hooyman and has been published by Allyn & Bacon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
Appropriate for sociology, psychology, and nursing students, this textbook examines the biological and physiological changes that affect older people's daily functioning, their risk of chronic diseases, the psychological changes that can occur, and the social implications of aging.
Researching Social Gerontology
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Author : Sheila M Peace
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 1990-09-28
Researching Social Gerontology written by Sheila M Peace and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-09-28 with Political Science categories.
This accessible introduction to key concepts, methods and issues in social gerontological research presents a unique view of the research process by focusing on the relationships between conceptual definition and research methodology and between research, policy and practice. At a theoretical level, the text draws on the core gerontological concepts of age, dependency, social support and quality of life to illustrate their complexity, and the difficulties of measurement. On a practical level, the contributors present a number of methodological approaches which have been particularly useful in social gerontological research. Finally, they consider three critical issues: whether old people require special ethical consideration; the prospects for funding; and the importance of disseminating research effectively. Researching Social Gerontology has been specially commissioned by the British Society for Gerontology to outline current thinking in conceptual and methodological development, and the context in which gerontological research is being carried out. As such it will prove stimulating and useful for researchers at all levels, practitioners, policy-makers and those with a more general interest in the ageing process.
The Need For Theory
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Author : Simon Biggs
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-25
The Need For Theory written by Simon Biggs and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-25 with Medical categories.
The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape the process of aging, no matter where it occurs.
Ageing In Society
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Author : John Bond (BA.)
language : en
Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
Release Date : 1990
Ageing In Society written by John Bond (BA.) and has been published by Sage Publications (CA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Social Science categories.
Drawing on theoretical perspectives from sociology, psychology and biology, the authors aim to introduce the reader to an understanding of the ageing process and to present a more positive view of human ageing.
The Aging Experience
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Author : Russell A. Ward
language : en
Publisher: New York : Lippincott
Release Date : 1979
The Aging Experience written by Russell A. Ward and has been published by New York : Lippincott this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Medical categories.
Cross Cultural And Cross Disciplinary Perspectives In Social Gerontology
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Author : Tannistha Samanta
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-02
Cross Cultural And Cross Disciplinary Perspectives In Social Gerontology written by Tannistha Samanta and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-02 with Family & Relationships categories.
This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public debates about the moral, cultural and economic questions surrounding aging, thereby ameliorating the “problems” associated with aging societies. This volume is uniquely cross-cultural, theory-driven and cross-disciplinary. It fills a gap in the gerontological scholarship of the global south that is predominantly descriptive and empirical. Based on original research, this volume examines in particular the sociological question of inequality and its intersection with age, gender, health, family and social relations. In the process, the studies herein highlight the unique historical, institutional and social systems that govern the subjective experience of aging in diverse contexts globally. Specifically, societies in transition including India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Japan, China, Israel and in Europe are studied while connecting the micro-social experience of aging (loneliness, wellbeing, discrimination, relationships and resilience) with larger temporal and political contexts. This exercise generates intellectual capital that reformulates links between aging research and policy in innovative ways. Overall, the volume echoes the global scientific commitment to understand the socio-cultural process of aging in transitional societies and utilizes rich opportunities for cross-fertilization of ideas, disciplines and methods to advance the gerontological promise of critical inquiry, training and practice.