Tous les ebooks de la collection "International Perspectives on Aging" - Springer

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Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism Liat Ayalon , Clemens Tesch-Römer This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2018-05-22 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF Gratuit
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies The Structure of Healthy Life Determinants Tanji Hoshi , Sayuri Kodama This book is the first one to examine the cause and effect of elderly people’s healthy life expectancy, providing models that are easy to understand. The novel point is the success achieved in constructing a single structural model of cause and effect of healthy life... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-11-08 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF, ePub 84,39 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging in a Second Language Steven L. Arxer , Maria Del Puy Ciriza , Maria Del Puy Ciriza , Marco Shappeck ?This unique account of English language acquisition by Latino elders shines intimate light on the increasingly complex concerns of aging immigrant minority populations. Rich qualitative findings detail sociocultural barriers to and social and emotive factors that... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2017-05-30 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF, ePub 89,66 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Ageing in Australia Kate O'loughlin This stimulating volume examines the many faces of Australia’s ageing population, the social and health issues they contend with, and the steps being taken—and many that should be taken—to help ensure a more positive and productive later life. Individual and societal... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-11-18 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Conceptual and Methodological Issues on the Adjustment to Aging Sofia Von Humboldt This book approaches the concept of adjustment to aging and endeavors to build reader understanding of this construct through a critical review and discussion. Once the reader understands the origins and nature of adjustment to aging, a second innovation encompasses the... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2016-05-25 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 52,74 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in International Comparison Suzanne Garon , Thibauld Moulaert The supportive role of urban spaces in active aging is explored on a world scale in this unique resource, using the WHO’s Age-Friendly Cities and Community model. Case studies from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and elsewhere demonstrate how the model... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-12-01 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF, ePub 137,14 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America Vicente Rodríguez-Rodríguez , Diego Sánchez-González This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Gerontology perspective and through geographical and psychosocial approaches. It addresses the main environmental issues of... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-11-03 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging PDF, ePub 94,94 € PDF ePub
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies The Transitions of Aging Suchit Arora This book explores the unresolved paradox at the heart of population aging, namely how to account for the fact that death rates from most non-communicable diseases rise as people age, yet aggregate death rates from such diseases have decreased overall despite an... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-04-16 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 52,74 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context Anna K. Forsman , Fredrica Nyqvist This book examines the social aspects of healthy ageing for older individuals. It features more than 15 papers that explore the relevance of the social environment for health on the micro, meso, and macro level. Overall, the book applies a comprehensive contextual... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2015-02-20 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Health and Cognition in Old Age Jenni Kulmala , Anja K. Leist , Fredrica Nyqvist In recent years, the aim of research on aging has shifted from prolonging life to fostering healthy and cognitively robust old age. In order to improve the quality of life of older people, we need to better understand cognitive aging as well as bodily aging. Health and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-07-14 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies The Collective Spirit of Aging Across Cultures Nancy Giunta , Gaynell M. Simpson , Halaevalu F.Ofahengaue Vakalahi The collective, inclusive, and intersectional framework used in this book speaks to the significance of understanding aging across diverse cultures from multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human experience. The underlying message of the book is that although we... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2014-01-28 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Technologies for Active Aging Gloria Gutman , Andrew Sixsmith The challenge of population aging requires innovative approaches to meet the needs of increasing numbers of older people. Emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as pervasive computing and ambient assistive technology, have considerable... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2013-05-16 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging in European Societies Constantinos Phellas Between longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, Europe’s elder population is growing into a sizable minority with considerable impact on nations, health systems, and economies—in other words, global implications as well as local and regional ones. Those... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-10-02 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging Steven L. Arxer , John W. Murphy This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development, and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent updates of past debates but some are entirely new. In particular, globalization is accompanied by subtle social imagery that profoundly... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-09-14 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging in Hong Kong Jean Woo With the longest life expectancy for men and the second longest for women, Hong Kong typifies our planet’s aging population. The daily lives of its older adults closely match the advantages and disadvantages experienced by urban elders in other developed countries. For... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-09-06 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging and Health in Africa Pranitha Maharaj Population aging is a matter of global concern. It often occurs in tandem with changes in the health profile of the population. In Africa, many countries are already facing a high burden of communicable diseases. However, as more and more children survive childhood and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-08-16 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Population Aging Donald T. Rowland Population Aging: The Transformation of Societies presents an overview and international comparison of the causes, consequences and policy implications of one of the major processes of change in contemporary societies. It provides a foundation for understanding and... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-04-26 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 147,69 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging in Comparative Perspective Ian Gillespie Cook , Jamie Halsall This book examines the key aging processes in seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, China, Nepal, and South Africa) and the main policies that have been, and are being, developed to deal with this rapid change in the demographic profile. It... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-02-03 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 94,94 €
Ajouter à ma liste d'envies Aging in China Sheying Chen , Jason L. Powell China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the country... Editeur : Springer Parution : 2012-02-02 Collection : International Perspectives on Aging ePub 147,69 €
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