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The Short Guide to Aging and Gerontology (Short Guides)
As the field of aging and gerontology grows worldwide, this exciting guide introduces students to key issues and concepts. It covers topics related to the phenomena of advancing aging, including how older age has been defined historically, cultural myths related to advanced age, health and functio... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Critical Humanities and Ageing: Forging Interdisciplinary Dialogues (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities)
Providing a critical humanities approach to ageing, this book addresses new directions in age studies: the meaning and workings of "ageism" in the twenty-first century, the vexed relationship between age and disability studies, the meanings and experiences of "queer" aging; the fascinating, yet ofte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
International Perspectives on Reminiscence, Life Review and Life Story Work
by Bob Woods • Robyn Fivush • Faith Gibson • Peter G. Coleman • Cheryl Svensson • Christine Ivani-Chalian • Maureen Robinson • Christine Bryden • Pam Schweitzer • Kate De Medeiros • Barbara Haight • Thomas W. Pierce • Ann N. Elliott • Jordan Booker • TsuAnn Kuo • Elizabeth MacKinlay • Emily Mroz • Susan Bluck • Brian De Vries • Jeffrey D. Webster • Philippe Cappeliez • Sara Stemen • Marian Ferguson • Geraldine Gallagher • Juliette Shellman • Julia McNeil • Gerben J. Westerhof • Mary O'Brien Tyrrell • Assumpta A. Ryan • Loriena Yancura • Esther GieschenExamining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.The book includes examples of int... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019