Paths to Leadership in the Senior Living Industry

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 29
• This book assembles many of the great leaders of the senior living and care industry to discuss their paths to and views on leadership. Each chapter p... Lees meer

Positive Aging and Precarity

Irina Catrinel Crăciun

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 21
• This book explores positive aging through the lens of precarity, aiming to ground positive aging theories in current social contexts. In recent years,... Lees meer

Reciprocity and Dependency in Old Age

Sue Thompson

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 8
• ​​This book highlights (1) the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and (2) the negative implications for the wel... Lees meer

Aging and Human Nature

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 25
• Tackles fundamental anthropological aspects of ageing and old age Systematically combines perspectives from philosophy, theology, and cultural history... Lees meer

Sociology of Aging and Death

Jason Powell

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 35
• This book presents a critical analysis and examination of the major theories and social issues in the social construction of aging and death. It is co... Lees meer

New Challenges to Ageing in the Rural North

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 22
• Offers a multi-dimensional picture of ageing issues in the rural northern context Demonstrates how political positions and their outcomes affect socia... Lees meer

Age Into Race

Haim Hazan

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 38
• 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 horro... Lees meer

Paths to Leadership in the Senior Living Industry

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 29
• This book assembles many of the great leaders of the senior living and care industry to discuss their paths to and views on leadership. Each chapter p... Lees meer

The Longevity Dividend

Satya Brink

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 39
• This book offers global evidence about the increasing longevity, its consequences and its potential for societal benefits. Based on statistics, academ... Lees meer

International Aging

Jason L Powell

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 43
• As the world undergoes huge demographic shifts with aging populations and increasing life expectancy, it is essential to recognize the importance of u... Lees meer

Aging in Hong Kong

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 5
• 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 ol... Lees meer

Aging Welfare and Social Policy

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 20
• This perceptive volume presents conceptual, theoretical, and empirical approaches to social policy analysis comparing China and Nordic countries in th... Lees meer

Subjective Views of Aging

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 33
• This book focuses on the concept of subjective views of aging. This concept refers to the way individuals conceptualize and perceive the aging process... Lees meer

Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 13
• This book looks at the relationships between the physical-social environment and the elderly in Europe and Latin America, from the Environmental Geron... Lees meer

Aging in European Societies

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 6
• Between longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, Europe's elder population is growing into a sizable minority with considerable impact on n... Lees meer

Aging in Comparative Perspective

Ian Gillespie Cook, Jamie Halsall

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 1
• This book examines the key aging processes in seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, China, Nepal, and South Africa) and the m... Lees meer

Technologies for Active Aging

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 9
• The challenge of population aging requires innovative approaches to meet the needs of increasing numbers of older people. Emerging information and com... Lees meer

The Transitions of Aging

Suchit Arora

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 12
• 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-communic... Lees meer

Ageing Issues in India

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 32
• This book explores various practices and policies related to ageing issues in India. It addresses ageing concerns from a theoretical and empirical vie... Lees meer

Aging in China

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 2
• 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 ot... Lees meer

Family Ties and Psychosocial Processes in an Ageing Society

Alejandro Klein

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 42
• This book contributes to the discussion on the ageing society by addressing the new psycho-social structures of the ageing society, the problems aroun... Lees meer

Advances in Elder Abuse Research

• Paperback | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 24
• This book provides an insight into advances in elder abuse in the areas of research, policy, practice and legislation. It provides readers with a broa... Lees meer

The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 7
• This book looks at the symbolic side of globalization, development, and aging. Many of the dimensions that are discussed represent updates of past deb... Lees meer

Subjective Views of Aging

• Hardcover | Engels | International Perspectives on Aging | nr. 33
• Chapter 1: Advancing the field of subjective views of aging: An overview of recent achievements and future directions: Amit Shrira, Yuval Palgi, Manfr... Lees meer