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100 _aStuart-Hamilton, Ian
_eed.
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245 0 3 _aAn Introduction to Gerontology
260 _aCambridge,
_aNew York:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _aix, 447 p.
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tIntroduction /
_rIan Stuart-Hamilton --
_g2.
_tThe biology of ageing: a primer /
_rJoão Pedro de Magalhães --
_g3.
_tFostering resilience, promoting health, and preventing disease in older adults /
_rSharon Ostwald and Carmel Dyer --
_g4.
_tAgeing and health: managing co-morbidities and functional disability in older people /
_rCarmel Dyer and Sharon Ostwald --
_g5.
_tSocial care and older people /
_rRaymond Ngan --
_g6.
_tCognitive processes and ageing /
_rPaul Verhaeghen --
_g7.
_tThe psychology of atypical ageing /
_rBob Woods --
_g8.
_tSociological perspectives on ageing /
_rKate Davidson --
_g9.
_tRetirement /
_rLynn McDonald --
_g10.
_tSexuality and ageing /
_rRebecca Flyckt and Sheryl A. Kingsberg --
_g11.
_tPolicies on ageing /
_rSuzanne Wait --
_g12.
_tCross-cultural differences in ageing /
_rSandra Torres --
_g13.
_tTechnology and ageing /
_rAnthea Tinker --
_g14.
_tLiterary portrayals of ageing /
_rDiana Wallace --
_g15.
_tPalliative care for older adults /
_rLynn O'Neill and Sean Morrison --
_g16.
_tConclusions /
_rIan Stuart-Hamilton.
520 _a"With the world's population getting increasingly older, there has never been a more pressing need for the study of old age and ageing. An Introduction to Gerontology provides a wide-ranging introduction to this important topic. By assuming no prior expert knowledge and avoiding jargon, this book will guide students through all the main subjects in gerontology, covering both traditional areas, such as biological and social ageing, as well as more contemporary areas, such as technology, the arts, sexuality and education of older adults. An Introduction to Gerontology is written by a team of international authors with multidisciplinary backgrounds who draw evidence from a variety of different perspectives and traditions"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aGerontology.
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650 1 2 _aAged.
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650 2 2 _aAging.
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650 2 2 _aSociology.
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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