Handbook of Theories of Aging - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826162517 ISBN 13: 9780826162519

Verlag: Springer Publishing Company, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

THE FIELD OF GERONTOLOGY HAS OFTEN BEEN CRITICIZED FOR BEING "DATA-RICH BUT THEORY-POOR." THE EDITORS OF THIS BOOK ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THEORY IN GERONTOLOGY. WHILE THE PREVIOUS EDITION FOCUSED ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO AGING THEORY, THIS NEW EDITION PROVIDES CROSS-DISCIPLINARY, INTEGRATIVE EXPLANATIONS OF AGING THEORY: THE CONTRIBUTORS OF THIS TEXT HAVE REACHED BEYOND TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES TO PARTNER WITH RESEARCHERS IN ADJACENT FIELDS IN STUDYING AGING AND AGE-RELATED PHENOMENA. THIS EDITION OF THE HANDBOOK CONSISTS OF 39 CHAPTERS WRITTEN BY 67 INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF AGING. IT IS ORGANIZED IN SEVEN SECTIONS, REFLECTING THE MAJOR THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN GERONTOLOGY OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. SPECIAL FEATURES: COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF AGING THEORY, FOCUSING ON THE BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING A SECTION DEDICATED TO DISCUSSING HOW AGING THEORY INFORMS PUBLIC POLICY A CONCLUDING CHAPTER SUMMARIZING THE MAJOR THEMES OF AGING, AND OFFERING PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEORY DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED READING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST DOCTORAL FELLOWS, THIS TEXTBOOK REPRESENTS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE STUDY OF AGING.

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The purpose of this Handbook is to advance the development and applications of theories of aging. It is a guide to those who wish to build on their knowledge of aging theory in order to better understand their findings about processes of aging. A useful resource for both students and professionals, this book represents the current status of theoretical development in the study of aging.The chapters in this volume are commissioned from scholars whose research in aging has achieved international recognition, and who are concerned with the advancement of cross-disciplinary theorizing in the field. The chapters include: Dynamic Integration Theory: Emotion, Cognition, and Equilibrium in Later Life; Cognitive Control Theory of Aging and Emotional Well-Being; Theorizing Feminist Gerontology, Sexuality and Beyond; and, From Industrialism to Institutionalism: Theoretical Accounts of Aging.

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• Verlag: Springer Publishing Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0826162517
• ISBN 13: 9780826162519
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 818
• Herausgeber: Bengtson Vern L., Silverstein Merril, Putney Norella