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Elder Abuse : Conflict in the Family
Karl A. Pillemer
Paperback - $75.95
This volume presents important findings on conflict and abuse in families of the aged. A valuable resource for those in sociology, psychology, gerontology, and social work as well as psychotherapists who work with the aged, the staff of elder abuse p ...
Aging and Disability : Crossing Network Lines
Michelle Putnam
Hardcover - $103.95
There is a growing population at the intersection of aging and disability who increasingly rely on old community service systems for care; systems that currently cannot handle the increase in demand and the crossing of the care-boundaries that have b ...
Linking Housing and Services for Older Adults : Obstacles, Options, and Opportunities
Jon Pynoos
Paperback - $92.95
Aging and the Life Course : An Introduction to Social Gerontology
Jill Quadagno
Hardcover - $254.95
This groundbreaking text is the first to take a life course perspective, examining the relationship between the quality of one's life in old age and one's experiences, earlier choices, opportunities, and constraints. The text gives students a broad b ...
Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century : A Social Work Perspective
Virginia E. Richardson
Hardcover - $171.95
Drawing upon the most current research, Richardson and Barusch present empirically based interventions and develop an integrated approach that takes into account the biological, psychological, and socioeconomic influences that interact in later life. ...
Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-First Century : A Social Work Perspective
Virginia E. Richardson
Paperback - $74.95
This Resource Meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with older patients that are age-specific and empirically based. It blends "micro" and "macro" views and reflects current themes in the aging and social work fields.
Religious Influences on Health and Well- Being in the Elderly
K. Warner Schaie
Hardcover - $119.95
The volume focuses on the ways in which religious institutions, religious practices, and religious organizations impact the health and well-being of older persons. Topics examined include the conceptualization and measurement of religion in late life ...
Social Structures, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly
K. Warner Schaie
Hardcover - $99.95
Significant demographic changes are transforming the structure of today's American population to include a much larger proportion of older people. Factors such as immigration and changes in marriage, cohabitation, divorce, and childbearing are all af ...