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Monday, February 8th, 2010
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It has been estimated that seventy to eighty per cent of all care provided to the elderly comes from family members. To facilitate the caregiving process, more information is needed concerning ways in which caregivers address this responsibility, the burden and stresses associated with caregiving, the ways in which existing services are utilized an
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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Aging brings together cutting-edge research, practical information, and innovative thinking regarding the characteristics and processes of aging among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. Written by experts in the field, the book covers a range of subjects and provides a comprehensive knowled
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
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This new book will enhance researchers' capacity to design, conduct, and publish scientifically sound qualitative and mixed methods research in aging. With the overall objective of providing a theoretically clear as well as practical approach to methodology, the various authors will examine how to choose methods best suited for a particular researc
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Friday, February 5th, 2010
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This volume brings together noted scientists who study presbycusis from the perspective of complementary disciplines, for a review of the current state of knowledge on the aging auditory system. Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is one of the top three most common chronic health conditions affecting individuals aged 65 years and older. The high preva
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
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This second edition of the Handbook of Communication and Aging Research captures the ever-changing and expanding domain of aging research. Since it was first recognized that there is more to social aging than demography, gerontology has needed a communication perspective. Like the first edition, this handbook sets out to demonstrate that aging is n
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
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During the later years of life, many people devote energy to a process of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Yet the helping professionals who work with the elderly are not always prepared to understand or deal with the spiritual concerns of their clients. Aging and Spirituality comprehensively surveys the issues of spirituality, from the grou
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
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'The book could open up a fruitful controversy in social gerontology and should become part of the library of every social gerontologist' -- Contemporary Sociology 'A unique contribution to cross-cultural studies in aging' -- Choice 'Worthwhile reading for any human service professional dealing with the aged' -- Social Work
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010
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This pioneering text is the only book to comprehensively explore both research and practice in the psychology of aging and to bring home the actual aging experience through the use of innovative narrative accounts. Because she limits coverage to the older years, Janet Belsky's text is able to offer an in-depth portrait of all aspects of the field--
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