Description |
1 online resource (390 pages) |
Series |
Communication |
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Communication
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Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents in Brief; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Communication and Aging: Pragmatic and Theoretical Considerations; CHAPTER 2: Attitudes and Ageism; CHAPTER 3: Relational Considerations; CHAPTER 4: Mass Media Use and Aging; CHAPTER 5: Mass Communication Theory and Media Portrayals of Elderly People; CHAPTER 6: Work, Leisure, and Retirement; CHAPTER 7: Aging and the family: Marital Relationships; CHAPTER 8: Aging and the Family: Relational Lifestyle Changes; CHAPTER 9: Aging and the family: Parents, Grandparents, and Siblings |
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CHAPTER 10: Friendship and AgingCHAPTER 11: Barriers To Conversation Facing Elderly People; CHAPTER 12: Health, Communication, and Aging; CHAPTER 13: Death and Dying; CHAPTER 14: Successful Aging; Author Index; Subject Index |
Summary |
This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition, emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Older people -- Communication -- United States
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Interpersonal communication.
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Old age -- Social aspects -- United States
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Aging -- Psychological aspects
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Interpersonal communication
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Old age -- Social aspects
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Older people -- Communication
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Pecchioni, Loretta L
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Robinson, James D
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Thompson, Teresa
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ISBN |
9781410606075 |
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1410606074 |
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