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The last few decades have seen an increase in the migration of ageing people from richer Northern and Western countries to poorer Southern and Eastern countries. This book seeks to understand the mo……続きを見る

This book addresses important issues of ageing and spirituality and reflects on the impact of culture on both constructs. The papers are contemporary in that they include excerpts of cultural impact……続きを見る

First published in 1982, Risk and Social Work provides a useful framework for analysing risk in the social welfare context. Surprisingly, social work and other helping professions have hitherto give……続きを見る

Vor dem Hintergrund einer alternden Gesellschaft sehen sich die Krankenhäuser nicht nur mit immer älteren Patienten, sondern auch mit einem Wandel des Krankheitspanoramas konfrontiert. Mittlerweile ……続きを見る

Written by established and emerging leaders in a broad array of disciplines, this two-volume set provides undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, professionals, and policymakers with an overv……続きを見る

How do digital technologies shape both how people care for each other and, through that, who they are? With technological innovation is on the rise and increasing migration introducing vast distance……続きを見る

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR “A manifesto to guide the longevity revolution” (David Sinclair) for individuals, institutions, and society to adapt to ……続きを見る

Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters argues that both aging studies and ecocriticism address the complex dynamics of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependen……続きを見る

This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academic literature, policy initiatives and numerous c……続きを見る

Because many elderly wish to age in place, they typically give little thought to the future of their housing options. Housing Decisions for the Elderly articulates the relevant issues regarding the ……続きを見る

HIV Endurance: Women’s Journeys from Diagnosis to Aging offers an autoethnographic analysis of the lived experience of disclosing HIV to others, incorporating HIV into one’s identity, challenging HI……続きを見る

Age into Race is a socio-anthropological essay on the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cultural status of the old. As the worldwide horrors of the Corona era have since been publicly re……続きを見る

Discover the Secrets of One of the World's Longevity Capitals Have you ever wondered why some regions of the world boast a remarkably high number of centenarians? What if you could apply their life-……続きを見る

First place winner, 2024 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award in Palliative Care and Hospice Hospice and palliative care professionals are experts at caring for individuals and familie……続きを見る

Disability is all around usーamong people we meet, the media, sports, our own family and friends. Undeniably, all of us have or will one day come to experience or encounter disability. But how can w……続きを見る

Le passage à la retraite n’est pas toujours « un long fleuve tranquille » et les écueils sont souvent nombreux. Appréhendé ou désiré, il doit être réfléchi, contrôlé et tout simplement préparé. La v……続きを見る

2024 Nautilus Book Awards Silver Winner in "Aging Consciously" CategoryAudiofile Earphones Award Winner from Tantor What if aging is something to aspire to, not to dread? What if together we could f……続きを見る

This book explores various aspects related to human longevity and aging beyond 100 years old. It examines all domains of health and well-being of this elite group including the current demographics,……続きを見る

This book provides a picture of the abuse of older adults, organized by World Health Region and locating the problem within an area’s historic and present societal treatment of older persons. An act……続きを見る

Caregiving includes activities undertaken by others to ensure that those with a significant ongoing loss of physical or mental capacity can maintain a level of ability to be and to do what they have……続きを見る

Das Alter wird, je länger wir alle leben, zu einer eigenen Lebensphase. Wer sich auf sie einlässt, wer die unvermeidlichen Verluste, die sie mit sich bringt, nicht verdrängt, kann vieles gewinnen. M……続きを見る

23% of the persons in the US who were age 65 and over in 2017 (11.8 million) were members of racial or ethnic minority populationsー9% were African Americans (not Hispanic), 4% were Asian (not Hispa……続きを見る

L’infirmière à domicile, au-delà des soins physiques, apaise les blessures émotionnelles et les parcours de vie marqués. Elle incarne la présence, l’écoute et la bienveillance, offrant un accompagne……続きを見る

Dieses Handbuch integriert und erörtert eine wachsende Evidenzbasis zur individuellen Entwicklung im mittleren und späten Erwachsenenalter. Das Buch enthält eine umfassende Analyse dessen, was Wachs……続きを見る

Waardig ouder worden Integratie in zorgzame buurten Duurzaamheid Schaalvergroting en menselijke zorg Leiderschap Stervenskunst Zorg als passie De ouderenzorg staat voor gigantische uitdagingen. Daar……続きを見る

Demens er ikke ensbetydende med et totalt menneskeligt forfald, og der er derfor behov for et humanistisk syn på lidelsen. "Hverdagen med demens" er Christine E. Swanes ph.d.-afhandling fra 1996. Af……続きを見る

Ageing of the Oppressed: A Pandemic of Intersectional Injustice explores what it is like to grow older with accumulating and intersecting discrimination. It condemns ageism and other "isms." Despite……続きを見る

Rose Rouse, a journalist, and Suzanne Noble, a serial entrepreneur– created Advantages of Age out of a conversation in a hot tub in 2016. ‘We didn’t like how we were being depicted in the media as w……続きを見る

This timely book provides an understanding of how an ageing population can maintain health in the ageing process in their preferred homes and neighbourhoods while coping with global crises of climat……続きを見る

There has been significant societal and global change in recent years with accompanying shifts in how older people are perceived by societies across the world. Different treatment and care possibili……続きを見る