| Description |
xxii, 517 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
LEA's communication series |
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LEA's communication series.
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| Contents |
1. Images of Old Age / Mike Hepworth -- 2. Facing the Challenge of Aging: Development, Coping, and Meaning in Life / Peter G. Coleman -- 3. Discourse, Identity, and Aging / Nikolas Coupland and Justine Coupland -- 4. Cognitive Processes Affecting Communication With Older Adults: The Case for Stereotypes, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Communication / Mary Lee Hummert, Jaye L. Shaner and Teri A. Garstka -- 5. Aging, Communication, and Intergroup Theory: Social Identity and Intergenerational Communication / Jake Harwood, Howard Giles and Ellen B. Ryan -- 6. Adult Parent-Child Relationships: A View From Feminist and Discursive Social Psychology / Karen L. Henwood -- 7. The Aging Couple / Marie-Louise Mares and Mary Anne Fitzpatrick -- 8. Relationships in Later Life: The Nature of Inter- and Intragenerational Ties Among Grandparents, Grandchildren, and Adult Siblings / Valerie Cryer McKay and R. Suzanne Caverly -- 9. Friendships in Later Life / William K. Rawlins |
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10. Marketing to the Elderly / Anne L. Balazs -- 11. Retirement and Leisure / Miriam Bernard and Chris Phillipson -- 12. The Emerging Political Power of the Elderly / W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Holladay -- 13. Political Advertising and the Elderly / Lynda Lee Kaid and Jane Garner -- 14. Media Usage Patterns and Portrayals of the Elderly / James D. Robinson and Tom Skill -- 15. The Elderly Patient-Physician Interaction / Analee E. Beisecker and Teresa L. Thompson -- 16. Communication and the Institutionalized Elderly / Karen Grainger -- 17. Support, Companionship, and Control in Older Adults' Social Networks: Implications for Well-Being / Karen S. Rook -- 18. Education for Older Adults: Lifelong Learning, Empowerment, and Social Change / Frank Glendenning |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Older people -- Communication.
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Interpersonal communication.
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Intergenerational communication.
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| Author |
Coupland, Justine.
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Nussbaum, Jon F.
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| LC no. |
94047929 |
| ISBN |
0805814531 (acid-free paper) |
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