Datan / Lohmann Transitions of Aging

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6581-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Web PDF

Transitions of Aging is a compilation of papers that deals with gerontology, particularly on the rural aged and aging women. This book discusses the aging transition both as social and biological phenomenon; that physical health can be better, as well as the social, spatial, and economic environment surrounding places of aging. This text also focuses on rural aging and the strong bond of an extended family, which can offer lessons to healthy aging. As regards aging in women, the book examines the problems they are confronted with and the programs that have been developed to deal with them. Part I addresses the personal transition of aging such as life satisfaction, physical activity, and competency in older women. Part II discusses family transitions of aging that include intergenerational relationships, widowhood, the clinical psychology of later life, and the economic status of late middle-aged widows. Part III describes the environmental transitions that the aging experiences such as aging and attachment to a certain place (for example, in an Appalachian community) and the older person's reaction as an initiator or a responder when he or she is confronted with environmental changes. This book also discusses studies made on institutionalization of the aged. This text is suitable for psychologists, gerontologists, sociologists, and social workers dealing with the aged, particularly the female senior.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Datan, Nancy

Lohmann, Nancy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Transitions of Aging;4
3;Copyright Page ;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;List of Contributors;12
6;Preface;14
7;Acknowledgments;16
8;PART I: PERSONAL TRANSITIONS OF AGING;18
8.1;Chapter 1. Adaptive Dimensions of Adult Cognition;20
8.1.1;Dualistic Tensions in Models of Cognitive Aging;21
8.1.2;Intellectual Transitions in Later Life;25
8.1.3;Implications and Reinterpretations;33
8.1.4;Conclusions and Caveats;39
8.1.5;References;41
8.2;Chapter 2. Life Satisfaction Research in Aging: Implications for Policy Development ;44
8.2.1;Why Examine Life Satisfaction?;45
8.2.2;Findings with Regard to Life Satisfaction;47
8.2.3;Life Satisfaction Research and Policy;52
8.2.4;Conclusion;55
8.2.5;References;55
8.3;Chapter 3. Physical Activity as It Relates to the Health of the Aged;58
8.3.1;Declining Involvement in Physical Activity as a Function of Age;59
8.3.2;Attitudes toward Participating in Physical Activity among the Elderly;62
8.3.3;Role of Physical Activity in the Mental Health of the Elderly;67
8.3.4;Summary and Recommendations;70
8.3.5;Reference Notes;71
8.3.6;References;72
8.4;Chapter 4. The Competent Older Woman;74
8.4.1;The Concept of Competence;78
8.4.2;The Growth of Competence;79
8.4.3;Competence in Childhood: Women's Interpretations;81
8.4.4;Competence in Adulthood;82
8.4.5;The Competent Older Woman;83
8.4.6;The Varieties of Competence;83
8.4.7;Discussion;85
8.4.8;Conclusion;87
8.4.9;References;88
9;PART II: FAMILY TRANSITIONS OF AGING;90
9.1;Chapter 5. Intergenerational Relations in Later Life: A Family System Approach ;92
9.1.1;Family Systems;93
9.1.2;Rural-Urban;99
9.1.3;Measurement;100
9.1.4;Developmental Effects;105
9.1.5;Summary;106
9.1.6;References;107
9.2;Chapter 6. The Widowed Family Member;110
9.2.1;Widowhood as a Neglected Aspect of Family Sociology;112
9.2.2;Widows and Widowers: Similarities and Differences;113
9.2.3;The Influence of Education and Social Class on Widowhood;118
9.2.4;Early Problems of Widowhood;120
9.2.5;The Reconstruction of Social Life Space in Widowhood;123
9.2.6;Remarriage and Other Relations with the Opposite Sex;123
9.2.7;Support Systems Involving Widows;127
9.2.8;Role Changes of People Who Are Widowed;129
9.2.9;Summary and Conclusion;131
9.2.10;Acknowledgments;132
9.2.11;References;132
9.3;Chapter 7. The Clinical Psychology of Later Life: Developmental Paradigms;136
9.3.1;Men: The Masculine Protesters;140
9.3.2;Threats to the Older Woman;143
9.3.3;Acknowledgments;148
9.3.4;References;148
9.4;Chapter 8. Economic Status of Late Middle-Aged Widows;150
9.4.1;Methodology;151
9.4.2;Results;153
9.4.3;Summary and Conclusions;165
9.4.4;References;166
10;PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITIONS IN AGING;168
10.1;Chapter 9. Growing Old "Inside": Aging and Attachment to Place in an Appalachian Community;170
10.1.1;The Appalachian Aging Project;173
10.1.2;Acknowledgments;185
10.1.3;References;185
10.2;Chapter 10. Environmental Change: The Older Person as Initiator and Responder;188
10.2.1;Environment-Relevant Changes in the Individual;193
10.2.2;Aging-in-Place;195
10.2.3;Aging in a New Place;200
10.2.4;Conclusion;207
10.2.5;References;207
10.3;Chapter 11. Institutionalization of the Aged;212
10.3.1;Institutionalization as a Ubiquitous Event;212
10.3.2;A Longitudinal Study;214
10.3.3;A Forward Look;226
10.3.4;References;227
11;Subject Index;230