| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
International Perspectives on Aging, 2197-5841 |
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International perspectives on aging. 2197-5841
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Old Ages in History -- Chapter 3. Old People Across Cultures -- Chapter 4. Ageing in Better Mental Heatlh -- Chapter 5. The Psychology of Older Ages -- Chapter 6. The Social Dimension of Older Ages -- Chapter 7. Language and Communication -- Chapter 8. Joureny Towards the End of Life -- Chapter 9. Agening in Evolutionary Perspective -- Chapter 10. Fullfilling Ageing |
| Summary |
This book explores the reality of ageing and old age from the perspectives of the individual and society. It emphasizes cross-cultural aspects of ageing and communication issues both within and across generations. The authors approach the understanding of ageing from a multi-disciplinary perspective, integrating biology, psychology, linguistics, sociology, and history. The book is organized as follows: historical and broader cross-cultural issues of ageing, followed by biomedical, psychological, social, and communicative aspects of ageing. The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of the existential dimension of ageing followed by an evolutionary perspective |
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Aging -- Psychological aspects.
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Aging -- Social aspects
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Clinical health psychology.
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Aging.
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Social groups.
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Families.
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Ethnopsychology.
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Aging
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Ethnopsychology
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ethnopsychology.
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Aging -- Social aspects
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Aging -- Psychological aspects
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Aging
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Clinical health psychology
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Ethnopsychology
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Families
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Social groups
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Poiani, Aldo, author.
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| ISBN |
9783030600716 |
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3030600718 |
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