Gerontology : an interdisciplinary perspective
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Gerontology : an interdisciplinary perspective
Oxford University Press, 1999
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Written by key researchers and practitioners in the field, this book presents an overview of gerontology appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It includes seminal chapters on theory, methodology, physiological processes, health, culture, dying and bereavement, cognitive processes and intellectual abilities, personality, assessment, clinical issues and competency, caregiving, and public policy issues. Each chapter includes review questions and a list of additional reference sources.
Table of Contents
- 1. Theory
- 2. Methodology
- 3. Culture, ethnicity, and aging
- 4. Biological/physiological change
- 5. Health/health care
- 6. Dying and Bereavement
- 7. Attention/memory/basic cognitive processes
- 8. Intelligence/wisdom/creativity/problem solving
- 9. Personality
- 10. Assessment
- 11. Mental health/intervention
- 12. Family and relationship issues/caregiving
- 13. Work/retirement/leisure
- 14. Nursing homes/institutions
- 15. Public policy issues
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