I alla möten med en äldre människa – frisk som sjuk – finns det aspekter kring äldre och åldrande som är viktiga att känna till. Åldrandets komplexitet är stor och det ställer krav på professionerna runt den äldre att arbeta utifrån en h…
In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising…
Hur hanterar du en 115-årig pappa som kräver att du vid 90 år fyllda tar tag i ditt liv? Hur många generationer får man plats med på en familjemiddag när de äldsta gästerna är 117 år? Tack vare medicinsk utveckling, smartare teknik och förbättrade l…
Denna antologi belyser många olika perspektiv på äldre och åldrande. Den tar upp hur olika faktorer – biologiska, psykologiska, sociala och funktionella – påverkar åldrandet och hur olika individer hanterar åldrandet på olika sätt. Den t…
'A stunner ... I hope everybody in the world buys a copy ... If you haven't got this book in your house, I don't know why' Chris EvansAgeless is a guide to the science driving biology's biggest story: why we get old, and how we can stop it.'A startl…
From the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce programme in Texas, American employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties o…
Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophers Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to G…
As revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginnin…
For decades Erik H. Erikson's concept of the stages of human development has deeply influenced the field of contemporary psychology. Here, with new material by Joan M. Erikson, is an expanded edition of his final work. The Life Cycle Completed eloqu…
Look 15 years younger in 2020 with Eva Fraser's easy facial workout ___________ Facial Yoga is THE non-surgical way to achieve a facelift - and help you look 15 years younger! 'Facial exercises may significantly reduce signs of ageing' New York T…
Hur gammal kan en människa bli? 150 år? Eller 200? 1000?Genom historien har människan drömt om evigt liv. Att behålla ungdomen och lura döden. Vetenskapen har länge sett en maxgräns för hur länge en människa kan leva - runt 120 år. Men nu börjar for…
Written by experienced clinicians and edited by Vanderbilt Program for LGBTI Health faculty, this book contains up-to-date expertise from physicians renowned for their work in LGBT health. This important text fills an informational void about the pr…
What if the best was yet to come? Recent studies show that our happiness levels peak at age 82, and that our decision-making skills improve as we age. As more of us live past the age of 80, in this ground-breaking book, Dr Daniel Levitin uses cuttin…
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life. From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surge…
A ground breaking book on how to slow down the aging process
In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to beco…
Renowned experts in adult development and aging, Manfred Diehl and Hans-Werner Wahl synthesize decades of psychological research into a comprehensive volume that considers later life in the context of lifespan development, social and physical enviro…
The second edition of this engaging text reflects a welcome new paradigm for aging-that of aging as a positive stage of life. Written for undergraduate and masters-level students, it provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the wide variety of s…
The experience of men and women in later life varies enormously, not only along lines of gender but also due to ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and race. In this text on gender issues among the aging, Calasanti and Slevin explore these differe…
This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of ageing. With virtually all new contributors and content, this edition contains 35 chapters by the most highly respecte…
From two leading experts, a revolutionary new way to think about and measure aging.Aging is a complex phenomenon. We usually think of chronological age as a benchmark, but it is actually a backward way of defining lifespan. It tells us how long we'v…
Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and contemporary society, Family Ties and Agingshows how pressing issues of our time-an aging population, changing family structures, and new patterns of work-family balance-a…
Transitions and the life course: Challenging the constructions of 'growing old' explores and challenges dominant interpretations of transitions as they relate to ageing and the life course. It takes a unique perspective that draws together ideas abo…
"Sectarianism" is one of the most over-discussed yet under-analyzed concepts in debates about the Middle East. Despite the deluge of commentary, there is no agreement on what "sectarianism" is. Is it a social issue, one of dogmatic incompatibility,…
Ageing, meaning and social structure is a unique book advancing critical discourse in gerontology and makes a major contribution to understanding key social and ethical dilemmas facing ageing societies. It confronts and integrates approaches that ha…
Can ageing really be a positive experience? Yes. You can make a difference to your own ageing process. Research shows that how we think about ageing can have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing in later life. The Ten Steps of Positive A…
The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. Although encouraging and providing hope against t…
What risks and insecurities do older people face in a time of both increased longevity and widening inequality? This edited collection develops an exciting new approach to understanding the changing cultural, economic and social circumstances facing…
Who wants to live forever? According to Stephen Cave, we all do - every single one of us. And the evidence is all around. Eluding the Grim Reaper is humanity's oldest and most pervasive wish. It is embedded in our very nature and provides the real d…
"Åldrande är en sjukdom och den sjukdomen går att behandla."Är åldrande ett ofrånkomligt faktum? Nej, menar David Sinclair, biolog och professor i genetik vid Harvarduniversitetet, som i Livslängd presenterar en ny djärv teori om varför vi åldras.I…
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction Winner of the WSU AOS Bonner Book Award The New York Times bestseller from physician and award-winning writer Louise Aronson-…
Menopause is puberty in reverse - a transition from one biological phase of ovarian function to another. It is no more a disease than being a man, and yet as women age the general societal view is largely negative and derogatory. Women's bodies are…
'Maisie's knowledge of hormones changed my life... you need this book' - Anna JonesAn empowering guide to make perimenopause and menopause a positive experience. During perimenopause three quarters of women will experience symptoms such as mood chan…
Questioning the boundaries between self and society, change and stability, the author includes classic treatments on generations by Karl Mannheim and Norman Ryder and presents a new theoretical contribution that explores the meaning of `aging' as a…
To begin new relationships in later life is increasingly common in large parts of the Western world. This timely book addresses the gap in knowledge about late life repartnering and provides a comprehensive map of the changing landscape of late life…
A decisive intervention in the "war" between generations, asking who stands to gain from conflict between baby boomers and millennials Millennials have been incited to regard their parents' generation as entitled and selfish, and to blame the baby b…
In Aging in World History, David G. Troyansky presents the first global history of aging. At a time when demographic aging has become a source of worldwide concern, and more people are reaching an advanced age than ever before, the history of old ag…
This practical book offers readers an overview of the varied application of reminiscence and life review organized within the framework of Kunz's Life Story Matrix. The chapters are organized within each of the three dimensions of the Life Story Mat…
This bibliography is a current source of information for researchers, practitioners, and planners interested in the older volunteer. The authors conducted an extensive search of material on the older volunteer, with emphasis on those works published…
This book is a mind opener to many important issues of human behavior. -- from the Foreword by James E. Birren Reminiscence work continues to develop in exciting and productive ways. In this volume, Webster and Haight along with multidisciplinary co…
Linking the biological with the social, the papers that comprise this study explore recent research themes on memory loss, age-related changes in visual attention, cognitive functioning, emotional functioning in adulthood, and old age and the evolvi…
determined by an inability to move in response to touch. C. elegans develop through four larval stages following hatching and prior to adulthood. Adult C. elegans are reproductive for about the rst week of adulthood followed by approximately two wee…
Explore feminist ideals and advocacy for aging women in health care, home life, work, and retirement!Fundamentals of Feminist Gerontology strives to increase women's self-esteem and their overall quality of life by encouraging education and by putti…
This newest edition of a core graduate level textbook has added six new chapters to further enrich the ""gerontological imagination,"" and encourage an interdisciplinary approach to the study of aging. Academically rigorous yet clear and accessible,…
`Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have made significant contributions to gerontology, but…
Seit der Jahrtausendwende kommt die molekulargenetische Forschung insbesondere den Signalnetzwerken und genetischen Schaltern der Zellalterung in atemberaubendem Tempo auf die Spur. Und mehr noch: In neuester Zeit haben Wissenschaftler Methoden entw…
