The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-53370-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 770 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1623 g

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing is a state-of-the-art guide to the current body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Malcolm L.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bengtson, Vern L.

Coleman, Peter G.

Kirkwood, Thomas B. L.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Soziologie & Psychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Introduction and Overview; Part II. The Ageing Body; Part III. The Ageing Mind; Part IV. The Ageing Self; Part V. The Ageing of Relationships; Part VI. The Ageing of Societies; Part VII. Policies and Provisions for Older People.

Über Autor(innen)

Kirkwood, Thomas B. L.
Tom Kirkwood is Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at the University of Newcastle, and a Council Member of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.

Johnson, Malcolm L.
Malcolm L. Johnson is Professor of Health and Social Policy (Emeritus) University of Bristol and Director of the International Institute on Health and Ageing.

Coleman, Peter G.
Peter G. Coleman is Professor of Psychogerontology at the University of Southampton, Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS) and Chartered Health Psychologist.

Bengtson, Vern L.
Vern Bengtson is the AARP/University Chair in Gerontology and Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California.