Dealing with aging can be bewildering and frustrating for ourselves or on behalf of others. The elderly are often challenged by health complications, difficulties in obtaining quality medical care, financial and legal hurdles, and psychological or social issues. Becoming elderly…
Forlagets beskrivelse: This book locates older people as major clients of occupational therapy services. It provides a comprehensive resource for students and a basic working reference for clinicians. The book encompasses current theories, debates and challenges which occupation…
Great Myths of Aging dispels the myriad myths, misconceptions, and "anti-aging" stereotypes"
There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and chang…
The Aging Intellect is written for the large number of professionals, including social workers, nurses, retirement home administrators, doctors, psychologists, pastors and others, who oversee the well being of elderly women and men. It provides elder care workers with an array o…
Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection a…
Discusses what it means to be a late bloomer in a world obsessed with early achievement. Examines research and personal experience to reveal how and when people achieve their full potential, and how society's focus on early achievement may be misguided, with executive brain func…
"In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come." --Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment Now This book will change your life by showing you how life changes. Why does ha…
International contributors apply lifecourse approaches to understanding evolving definitions of work and retirement. They consider the range of transitions from paid work to retirement that are potentially different for women and men in different family circumstances and occupat…
A discussion of population ageing. It takes readers through some basic demographic data, including the definition of "old", the changing age distribution of the population, and the demographic outlook for the future. It considers family relations, gender, health and economic sec…
Intended for anyone who competes in endurance sports like cycling, triathlon, running races of all distances, and cross-country skiing, 'The Haywire Heart' presents the evidence that going too hard or too long can damage your heart forever. You'll find what to watch out for, wha…
Advanced Style is Ari Seth Cohen's blog-based ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before - focused on the over-60 set in the world's most sty…
