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Social Gerontology (9th Edition)
By Nancy R. Hooyman, H. Asuman Kiyak. 2011
The primary focus of this book is on social gerontology and to present the diversities of the aging experience, the…
interaction between biological, psychological, social and cultural forces on aging, and the heterogeneity of the older population in a multidisciplinary manner.Chinese Senior Migrants and the Globalization of Retirement
By Nicole DeJong Newendorp. 2020
The 21st century has seen growing numbers of seniors turning to migration in response to newfound challenges to traditional forms…
of retirement and old-age support, such as increased longevity, demographically aging populations, and global neoliberal trends reducing state welfare. Chinese-born migrants to the U.S. serve as an exemplary case of this trend, with 30 percent of all migrants since 1990 being at least 60 years old. This book tells their story, arguing that they demonstrate the significance of age as a mediating factor that is fundamentally important for considering how migration is experienced. The subjects of this study are situated at the crossroads of Chinese immigrant and Chinese-American experiences, embodying many of the ambiguities and paradoxes that complicate common understandings of each group. These are older individuals who have waited their whole lives to migrate to the U.S. to rejoin family but often experience unanticipated family conflict when they arrive. They are retirees living at the social and economic margins of American society who nonetheless find significant opportunities to achieve meaningful retired lifestyles. They are members of a diaspora spanning vast regional and ideological differences, yet their wellbeing hinges on everyday interactions with others in this diverse community. Their stories highlight the many possibilities for mutual engagement that connect Chinese and American ways of being and belonging in the world.Biology Of Aging
By Roger B. McDonald. 2014
Biology of Aging presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and…
describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended for undergraduate biology students, it describes how the rate of biological aging is measured; explores the mechanisms underlying cellular aging; discusses the genetic pathways that affect longevity in various organisms; outlines the normal age-related changes and the functional decline that occurs in physiological systems over the lifespan; and considers the implications of modulating the rate of aging and longevity. The book also includes end-of-chapter discussion questions to help students assess their knowledge of the material.After Stroke: Enhancing Quality of Life
By Wallace Sife. 1998
After Stroke: Enhancing Quality of Life brings together an extraordinary selection of advice, practical survivor techniques, information about resources, and…
personal stories of triumph. It is designed to help those who have experienced a stroke attain the highest quality of life possible, under their new physical restrictions.Recuperating from a stroke is an arduous process that has only just begun when the survivor is released from the hospital. This book shows anyone interested how to create an effective climate for healing and how to help the survivor realize his/her fullest recovery potential. It offers varied perspectives of everyone involved with a stroke: the patient, the family, and friends as well as the team of specialized physicians, nurses, psychologists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, and diverse therapists.Through its interesting and varied essays, After Stroke: Enhancing the Quality of Life offers the reader a clearer understanding of the injuries that the body as well as the mind have sustained. This anthology is carefully designed to present enhanced perspectives into all aspects of the healing and recovery processes that follow the personal tragedy of a stroke.Aging Mechanisms: Longevity, Metabolism, and Brain Aging
By Nozomu Mori, Inhee Mook-Jung. 2015
This book brings together the most up-to-date information on recent research results of leading laboratories on aging science in East…
Asia particularly in Japan Korea and Hong Kong Starting with a comprehensive overview of various hypotheses on biological mechanisms of aging by Dr Sataro Goto each chapter covers broad aspects of the most recent findings in aging-related topics centenarian studies and genome analysis of progeria metabolic biochemistry and neurobiology longevity controls in yeast and nematodes oxidative stress and calorie restriction and neurodegeneration mechanisms in Alzheimer s and Huntington s diseases with further potential therapeutic approaches to these age-related neurodegenerative diseases Also included in part is a summary and the outcomes of a scientific discussion forum called the Asian Aging Core for Longevity AACL that has been held annually alternating between Japan and Korea during the last decade This book can serve as a useful resource for finding appropriate collaborators in the areas it covers The target readership is made up of graduate students and researchers at universities medical and or life-science schools and biomedical and pharmaceutical institutes Why does aging exist How do we age How is each organism s lifespan determined These are fundamental questions in the field We may be still far from achieving a complete view of aging mechanisms but this book Aging Mechanisms offers an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the most updated progress in the biomedical research of aging in Japan and Korea the two leading nations for human longevityAlcohol and Aging: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives
By Alexis Kuerbis, Alison Moore, Paul Sacco, Faika Zanjani. 2017
This book provides a current perspective on alcohol and aging to better understand the trends costs benefits …
and clinical and community evidenced-based strategies This book embraces not only the physical cognitive psychological and social health benefits of moderate drinking in the elderly it also delves into the risks of excessive drinking including physical and psychiatric morbidity neurodegeneration medication complications and accidents and injuries and loss of independence Written by experts in the field this book is the only current text that includes the most current scientific research empirical and practice information alongside a comprehensive review of the status of the field that will help guide alcohol use management and stimulate future research Alcohol and Aging is the ultimate resource for all researchers educators clinicians and professionals working with older adults who drinkLong-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It
By Joseph Matthews. 2020
Get the best care, in the right place, at the right price To find the right kind of long-term care,…
you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during emotionally tough times. Long-Term Care helps you and your family understand the range of available choices. Even more important, it guides you toward the best care you can afford. You’ll learn how to: explore your options for home care, assisted living, and nursing homes get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare, and veterans’ programs evaluate whether long-term care insurance is worth the significant expense consider the special needs of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer’s, and protect your loved ones from elder fraud. The 13th edition is completely updated with the latest long-term care costs, Medicaid rules, and resources.Gerontology For The Health Care Professional
By Regula Robnett, Walter Chop. 2015
Gerontology for the Health Care Professional, Third Edition is a comprehensive, practical text covering the evolving field of gerontology, written…
for health care students and professionals. Written by experts across many health professions, Gerontology for the Health Care Professional, Third Edition presents an up-to-date and realistic view on the aging process. With topics presented in an introductory fashion, this book covers all the important aspects of aging and instills an appreciation for the multidimensional aspects of aging for those who are working with and caring for elderly patients or clients. Each chapter includes objectives, chapter outlines, cast studies, multiple-choice review questions, and learning activities. The Third Edition begins with chapters on different aspects of the aging process. Later chapters explore various issues that are of primary importance to the older population. This comprehensive, accessible text concludes with the future concerns of an aging society. There is also an epilogue encouraging all health care professionals to embrace patient or client advocacy, especially for older adults.I'll Be Seeing You: A Memoir
By Elizabeth Berg. 2020
The beloved New York Times bestselling author tells the poignant love story of caring for her parents in their final…
years in this beautifully written memoir.&“I&’ll Be Seeing You moved me and broadened my understanding of the human condition.&”—Wally Lamb, author of I Know This Much Is TrueElizabeth Berg&’s father was an Army veteran who was a tough man in every way but one: He showed a great deal of love and tenderness to his wife. Berg describes her parents&’ marriage as a romance that lasted for nearly seventy years; she grew up watching her father kiss her mother upon leaving home, and kiss her again the instant he came back. His idea of when he should spend time away from her was never.But then Berg&’s father developed Alzheimer&’s disease, and her parents were forced to leave the home they loved and move into a facility that could offer them help. It was time for the couple&’s children to offer, to the best of their abilities, practical advice, emotional support, and direction—to, in effect, parent the people who had for so long parented them. It was a hard transition, mitigated at least by flashes of humor and joy. The mix of emotions on everyone&’s part could make every day feel like walking through a minefield. Then came redemption.I&’ll Be Seeing You charts the passage from the anguish of loss to the understanding that even in the most fractious times, love can heal, transform, and lead to graceful—and grateful—acceptance.Dying in Old Age: U.S. Practice and Policy (Society and Aging Series)
By Sara M. Moorman. 2021
Three-quarters of deaths in the U.S. today occur to people over the age of 65, following chronic illness. This new…
experience of "predictable death" has important consequences for the ways in which societies structure their health care systems, laws, and labor markets. Dying in Old Age: U.S. Practice and Policy applies a sociological lens to the end of life, exploring how macrosocial systems and social inequalities interact to affect individual experiences of death in the United States. Using data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study and Pew Research Center Survey of Aging and Longevity, this book argues that predictable death influences the entire life course and works to generate greater social disparities. The volume is divided into sections exploring demography, the circumstances of dying people, and public policy affecting dying people and their families. In exploring these interconnected factors, the author also proposes means of making "bad death" an avoidable event. As one of the first books to explore the social consequences of end of life practice, Dying in Old Age will be of great interest to graduate and advanced undergraduate students in sociology, social work, and public health, as well as scholars and policymakers in these areas.Ageing: Lessons from C. elegans (Healthy Ageing and Longevity #5)
By Matthew S Gill, Anders Olsen. 2017
This book brings together in one volume the current state of ageing research in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The authors…
are leading researchers in the field, placing this topic in the context of human ageing, describing how and why basic discoveries in this simple organism have impacted our prospects for intervention in the ageing process. The authors cover a broad range of topics with regards to organismal and reproductive ageing including anatomical, physiological and biochemical changes, as well as genetic and environmental interventions that promote longevity and ameliorate age-related disease. Ageing is the single most important factor determining the onset of human disease in developed countries. With current worldwide demographic trends indicating that the number of individuals over the age of 65 will continue to rise, it is clear that an understanding of the processes that underpin ageing and age-related disease represents a key challenge in the biomedical sciences. In recent years there have been huge advances in our understanding of the ageing process and many of these have stemmed from genetic analysis of C. elegans. With no analogous book in this subject area this work will be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from academic researchers to the general public.Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of…
everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. In Strength Training for Seniors, certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with simple, easy-to-follow exercises. Strength Training for Seniors outlines the physical and mental benefits that arise from instituting a strength training program, and includes instructions for numerous different exercises that will: Improve balance and decrease fear of fallingIncrease self-esteem and independenceRelieve pain throughout your bodyAnd so much more! Not only will your body be stronger for the future after following the guidelines in Strength Training for Seniors, but you'll also build your confidence to do more in life.Linked Lives: Elder Care, Migration, and Kinship in Sri Lanka (Global Perspectives on Aging)
By Michele Ruth Gamburd. 2021
When youth shake off their rural roots and middle-aged people migrate for economic opportunities, what happens to the grandparents left…
at home? Linked Lives provides readers with intimate glimpses into homes in a Sri Lankan Buddhist village, where elders wisely use their moral authority and their control over valuable property to assure that they receive both physical and spiritual care when they need it. The care work that grandparents do for grandchildren allows labor migration and contributes to the overall well-being of the extended family. The book considers the efforts migrant workers make to build and buy houses and the ways those rooms and walls constrain social activities. It outlines the strategies elders employ to age in place, and the alternatives they face in local old folks’ homes. Based on ethnographic work done over a decade, Michele Gamburd shows how elders face the challenges of a rapidly globalizing world.In Through Japanese Eyes, based on her thirty-year research at a senior center in upstate New York, anthropologist Yohko Tsuji…
describes old age in America from a cross-cultural perspective. Comparing aging in America and in her native Japan, she discovers that notable differences in the pan-human experience of aging are rooted in cultural differences between these two countries, and that Americans have strongly negative attitudes toward aging because it represents the antithesis of cherished American values, especially independence. Tsuji’s research discloses how her American interlocutors ingeniously fill this gap between the ideal and the real to live meaningful lives. The book also reveals that American culture, despite its seeming lack of guidance for those aging, plays a pivotal role in elders’ lives, simultaneously assisting and constraining them. Furthermore, Tsuji’s lengthy period of research illustrates major changes in her interlocutors’ lives, incorporating their declines and death, and significant shifts in the culture of aging in American society. The book also describes the author’s journey of getting to know American culture and growing into senescence herself.Transforming Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: The Social Work Role (End-of-Life Care: A Series)
By Mercedes Bern-Klug. 2010
The teacher and gerontological social work scholar Mercedes Bern-Klug joins experts on nursing, law, medicine, sociology, and social work to…
provide a thorough understanding of nursing home palliative care. Their broad definition of palliative care treats comfort care as appropriate across the illness experience, not just at the end of life. Because a majority of nursing home residents are older adults facing multiple, advanced chronic conditions, this book is grounded in the provision of palliative care-especially palliative psychosocial care. Yet its practice recommendations can also be applied to other long-term care settings, such as assisted living. The contributors combine scholarship with practical wisdom in each chapter, mixing reviews of scholarly literature with insights gleaned from clinical practice. Chapter topics comply with the eight domains of palliative care developed by the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care. Some focus on care of the resident, while others concern the resident's family. A special section addresses self-care for nursing home staff members, and another discusses nursing home rituals to mark the death of a resident. Bern-Klug concludes with an overview of the factors that will shape the future of palliative care for advanced chronic illness.Dementia-Friendly Communities: Why We Need Them and How We Can Create Them
By Susan McFadden. 2021
Creating dementia-friendly communities can give people with dementia the chance to continue meaningful lives with reciprocal personal relationships. Underpinning successful…
dementia-friendly communities is an awareness of people with dementia as active citizens and the importance of supporting engagement in community life. This book offers an overview of the dementia-friendly communities movement, showing the many benefits of this approach. It describes community initiatives from across the globe, such as Dementia Friends, memory cafes, and creative engagement with the arts through organizations like TimeSlips. This compassionate book tells another story about dementia, away from negative stereotypes. This alternative approach claims people can retain a sense of dignity, hold onto hope, sustain meaningful relationships, and live with a sense of purpose with support from their communities.Oh, to Be Fifty Again: On Being Too Old For a Mid-life Crisis
By Eda J. LeShan. 1986
When Eda LeShan realized she would soon be joining the ranks of the 28.5 million senior citizens in this country,…
she started doing some research. She talked to scores of men and women, compared notes, asked about their deepest fears, their greatest joys. The result is Oh, To Be 50 Again!—a truthful examination of what it means to grow older today. As a family counselor writing about psychological crises, Eda LeShan has always been outspoken, compassionate, and honest. Four generations of fans have sought guidance, practical solutions, and emotional comfort from her. Now, in a logical sequel to her book The Wonderful Crisis of Middle Age, she turns her attention to the often bothersome, sometimes humorous, inevitable business of growing older. Here is Eda LeShan’s personal philosophy as well as the thoughts and feelings of the people she’s interviewed. Mrs. LeShan addresses the most significant concerns of post-middle-age Americans. She reflects on dealing with a world that’s nothing like the one you grew up in, on having the right attitude when your knees buckle and your belt doesn’t, on learning to take the bad with the good, on having a need more than ever for a purpose. Mrs. LeShan doesn’t pretend to have easy answers, but like a wise friend, she shares her fears and offers insights. on accepting physical limitations to enjoying grandchildren without any of the responsibilities, from understanding changing sexual needs to continuing the search for identity, from preparing for death to earning the right to our eccentricities—her advice is sound, and it’s all given with the warmth and candor that her audience has come to expect. Eda LeShan is a noted educator, family counselor, and author of over twenty books, including When Your Child Drives You Crazy, The Wonderful Crisis of Middle Age, and In Search of Myself and Other Children. She is a contributing editor to Woman’s Day, for which she writes a monthly column, “Talking It Over.” For three years, Mrs. LeShan was moderator of the Emmy- nominated public television series “How Do Your Children Grow?”Spirituality and Hospice Social Work (End-of-Life Care: A Series)
By Ann Callahan. 2017
Many hospice social workers must address spiritual issues with their clients, but do not feel competent to do so effectively.…
This targeted volume draws upon multidisciplinary theory and research to advance a relational model of spiritually sensitive hospice care. The book will help readers elevate their spiritual competence and foster a relationship with their clients that will enrich the experience for all involved.Spirituality and Hospice Social Work helps practitioners understand various forms of spiritual assessment for use with their clients. The book teaches practitioners to recognize a client's spiritual needs and resources, as well as signs of spiritual suffering. It also discusses religious and spiritual practices that clients may use to enhance their spiritual coping. Spirituality and Hospice Social Work stresses the need for interdisciplinary collaboration with other members of the hospice team, along with the value of maintaining professional ethical standards when addressing spiritual issues. Throughout, the importance of spiritual sensitivity and its effect upon client well-being is emphasized.Geriatric Audiology
By Barbara Weinstein. 2013
Completely revised and updated, Geriatric Audiology, Second Edition is a unique handbook that provides audiologists, speech language pathologists, and doctoral…
students in audiology with evidence-based, clinical guidance on evaluating and treating hearing loss in older adults. Focusing solely on geriatric audiology, this new edition contains the latest information on the demographics of aging as well as the biological, sociological, and psychological factors that affect geriatric hearing loss and its ramifications.Age at Work: Ambiguous Boundaries of Organizations, Organizing and Ageing
By Jeff Hearn, Wendy Parkin. 2021
Age at Work explores the myriad ways in which ‘age’ is at ‘work’ across society, organizations and workplaces, with special…
focus on organizations, their boundaries, and marginalizing processes around age and ageism in and across these spaces. The book examines: how society operates in and through age, and how this informs the very existence of organizations; age-organization regimes, age-organization boundaries, and the relationship between organizations and death, and post-death the importance of memory, forgetting and rememorizing in re-thinking the authors’ and others’ earlier work tensions between seeing age in terms of later life and seeing age as pervasive social relations. Enriched with insights from the authors’ lived experiences, Age at Work is a major and timely intervention in studies of age, work, care and organizations. Ideal for students of Sociology, Organizations and Management, Social Policy, Gerontology, Health and Social Care, and Social Work.