Bücher der Reihe Perspectives on Aging and Human Development Series

How does aging affect interaction between people and their social environment? This book examines that question from various perspectives exploring social and psychological dimensions of aging process. It investigates such issues as subjectively evaluated age, facts influencing adjustment, and attitudes, projections, and perceptions of competence.

The debate over national health insurance has renewed attention on the health and health care utilization of the elderly. This work spans the range of health concerns the elderly face daily, and brings the facts to the fore. It also looks at the central questions facing the elderly into bold relief.

Offers a variety of insights into ways of maximizing choice, independence, and well-being, and minimizing the emotional stunting often associated with institutionalization. This book examines both imaginative institutional programs and such alternatives as community maintenance.

Robert Butler's call for life reviews has exerted a key influence on the way gerontologists have looked at reminiscence and remembering. This work brings together both research and application pieces covering the range of possibilities. It examines controversies and asks: ""Does it work?"" and ""What is the evidence?

Helps you recognise the continuity that runs across the generations from grandparents to grandchildren. This work provides a clear perspective on the actual experiences of the lives of our family and friends.