Books On Aging and Gerontology

Annual Editions: Aging 05/06 (2005 Update) by Harold Cox

Coping With Aging (Edition - June 30, 2005) by Richard S. Lazarus, Bernice N. Lazarus
Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of psychology. In this volume, Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as merely a collection of statistics and charts. This technique is in line with his long-standing belief that experiences should be looked at in their specific contexts, rather than squeezed into an overly general statistical viewpoint that loses the subjects' motivations. Drawing on his five decades of pioneering research, Lazarus looks aging, emotion, and coping, and stability and change in both environment and personality. Because Lazarus mixes academic rigor with everyday examples, this volume will be both useful to scholars and accessible to the lay audience that has so much gain from a systematic understanding of aging and emotion.

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Aging : Lifestyles, Work, and Money Elizabeth Vierck, Kris Hodges

From politics to popular culture, baby boomers exert a profound impact on America. As they enter middle age and retirement, this generation, unprecedented in size, will confront a vast new realm of problems, choices, and decisions. Their needs will make the "graying of America" the most significant demographic event of our time. As a resource fitted to such an event, Aging: Lifestyles, Work, and Money, provides a definitive, comprehensive source of information about people aged 65 years and older. The information is indexed and included under easy-to-follow headings, allowing the reader to locate facts quickly and as needed, or browse and encounter valuable information serendipitously. More than 180 tables, graphs, and charts provide carefully selected information on: BL Marital status BL Living arrangements BL Family life BL Geographic location and geographic mobility BL Transportation and housing BL Community life BL Social activity BL Leisure BL Crime BL Citizenship BL Language BL Education BL Income and poverty BL Finances-assets, savings, debt, and attitudes consumer spending BL Work and retirement BL Social Security

ELIZABETH VIERCK is Senior Editor for the Society of Certified Senior Advisors and a well-known independent writer and information specialist in health and aging. She is a widely published author with 12 books and numerous other publications to her credit including Growing Old in America, Health Smart, Factbook on Aging, and Aging America. KRIS HODGES is an independent market research professional.

The Time of Your Life : The Best of Genie Wheeler's Columns on Aging Issues by Eugenie G. Wheeler

Based on Eugenie Wheeler's experiences, philosophy, reading, listening, and sense of humor, this best-of collection of columns deals with both the ups and downs of aging and includes topics on health, recreation, grandparenting, and relationships. Tired of stereotypes and myths on aging, Wheeler has devoted her career to helping the elderly avoid the pitfalls of depression and isolation and rather find a satisfying life style in the later stages of life.

Historical Influences On Lives And Aging (Societal Impact on Aging) (Edition - July 15, 2005)
by K. Warner Schaie (Editor), Glen Elder (Editor), Glen H. Elder (Editor)

Perspectives On Productive Aging: Social Work With The New Aged
by Lenard W. Kaye (Editor)

This groundbreaking new book in the field of ageing and gerontological social work fills a major gap in social work literature by debunking the myth that older people are less productive than younger ones. It highlights the assets, resources, capacities, and skills of older people and expands our professional perspective toward the ageing experience and the roles and functions social workers can legitimately assume in work with the elderly.

The peculiarities of men aging: a collection of anecdotes. : An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare [HTML]
by Robert Blundo, Tamara Estes
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (Refereed) Date: March 1, 2005

Excerpt: Men are reticent to share with others the slow realization that with age they begin to confront a world that they had not expected. They had not expected to grow old. Now that this is happening, men have few relationships that permit them to share their thoughts and moments of recognition. The anecdotes that men share are revealing in that they demonstrate basic human uncertainties about the later part of life's cycle.

Aging and older men: thoughts, reflections and issues: introduction. An article from: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare [HTML]
Robert Blundo, Deborah E. Bowen
From Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (Refereed) Date: March 1, 2005

Excerpt: Efforts across many fields engaged in addressing the population of aging in this country have tended to create a nearly homogenous cohort that often does not recognize the heterogeneity of aging across gender, race, ethnicity, geography, socioeconomic status, cultural and sexual orientation. The diversity within aging members of our society brings about many variations and unique issues that need to be recognized and explored by policy makers and practitioners.

Elder Abuse: Selected Papers From The Prague World Congress On Family Violence (Published Simultaneously as the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neg)
by Elizabeth Podnieks (Editor), Jordan I., Ph.D. Kosberg (Editor), Ariela, Ph.D. Lowenstein (Editor)

Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW, Assistant Professor or Health Care Administration, Cleveland State University
"The editors are to be commended. . . SOME OF THE CONTENT IS GROUNDBREAKING, covering topics little investigated in the past."

Mary Joy Quinn, RN, MA, Director, Probate Court, San Francisco Superior Court
"This book SHOULD BE IN THE LIBRARY OF ALL THOSE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT."

Gerotranscendence: A Developmental Theory Of Positive Aging
by Lars Tornstam