Age groups: the elderly Books

Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines...

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Reinventing Yourself in Your Retirement Years: Find Joy, Excitement, and Purpose After You Retire offers a detailed guide for retirees, those soon to retire, baby boomers, and seniors to reinvent themselves in this new stage of their lives: retirement...

The Fundamental Concepts of Caregiving is uniquely written to address the current and future concerns about caregiving in America and what is needed to enhance the care recipient and caregiver relationship. It provides research-based information on...

The daughters' stories touch upon the deepest and darkest of pains: knowing you have a mother... but you don't.Daughters Betrayed By Their Mothers: Moving From Brokenness To Wholeness is an intimate exploration into the lives of daughters who...

No one wants to have to second-guess how a loved one wants to be cared for at the end of his or her life, but that hasnt stopped some families from being torn apart by that very question.Gay Lyn Birkholz, a former professor of medical and business ethics...

Introduction to Senior Transportation focuses on an issue that is a growing concern-the community mobility needs of older adults. Surpassing the coverage available in existing gerontology textbooks, it enables the reader to understand and appreciate the...

What starts as loving, compassionate care becomes an isolating, stressful, never-ending race to get everything done. Inevitably, anger and resentment creep in toward the person being cared for and other family members who don't pitch in or to both...

Demographic and epidemiological changes mean that frail older people have come to be seen as an expensive problem for health care systems. The challenge for professionals and policy-makers is to find ways to respond to the coming crisis by delivering...

Featuring essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this key text explores the latest developments in autobiographical studies. The collection is structured around the inter-linked concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and...

Older people in Tanzania are disadvantaged and marginalized in many ways. They lack adequate formal social protection. They also suffer from diminishing family and community support. They face a series of multi-faceted problems and care for most...

This is a real-life accounting of the "aging season" of one's life journey. It is also about remaining healthy during these years especially if one has a nutritional plan, and an exercise protocol, that is age-appropriate, and both of these important...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 1,3, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der US-Amerikanische Soziologe Richard Sennett (*1943) befasst sich in seinem Buch „Die Kultur des neuen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 3,0, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Neubiberg, Veranstaltung: Seminar: Soziologie des Alterns, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel dieser Arbeit soll es sein, die demografischen...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: Sehr Gut, Universität Wien (Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät Wien), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Thema „Familie als Pflege- und...

Do we choose our careers or do our careers choose us? And of equal importance, how do we continue to do our best, our very best, in more than difficult situations? I believe that balance in our lives is the only way to continue to...

In the Eyes of an Alzheimer's Patient is a biography of two people who overcame a humble existence to climb what they called "the wall of happiness" only to have it crumbled by the demon Alzheimer's. The author began as a shy boy with little financial...

Create and cherish a lasting legacy with this beautifully designed 'guided journal' that will provide memories, stories and important milestones that can be reflected on for generations to come.'Grandpa, I Want to Hear Your Story' will provide...

After COVID-19, the next medical crisis will be Alzheimer's Disease. It is estimated to impact 5.5 million in the US alone. This little booklet chronicles one woman's slide into eternity. The disease is hard to diagnose, and both difficult and expensive...

Discover the diverse ways aging women attempt to deal with the universal challenges of loss, sickness, and death along with the problems of being old women in a society that values women mainly as sexual partners or producers of children. Old women are...

Taking Care of Mother: An Age of Transition is an everyday guide to being a caregiver to an elderly person, and in this case, it is the author’s mother. Over the period of a few years, she chronicles her mother’s need for a caregiver at...

A Treasury of Old Souls is a collection of engaging stories about Eric Bergeson's lifetime spent amongst a small town's aging population. Even as a young child, Eric found himself in friendships with people in their golden years. In mid-life, he...

In his poignant memoir, Ken Ludmer, details his often raucous, always conflicted, and yet loving relationship with his mother. After sixty plus years of their epic battle, Ludmer and his Ma attempt to heal their wounds as he cares for her, following her...

Hints On Village Nursing is a book written by E.A. Eminson in 1885. It is a guidebook for women who are interested in providing nursing care in rural areas. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a different aspect of nursing in...

This book discusses the vital importance of including indigenous knowledges in the sustainable development agenda. In the wake of colonialism and imperialism, dialogue between indigenous knowledges and Western epistemology has broken down time and again...

Love After 70. Heather Tosteson, Nancy Pelletier, and Megan Krivchenia, Editors. Wising Up Press.What is love, in all its forms, like after 70? Over fifty accomplished writers share their experiences with us in this contemporary anthology of poetry,...

From savoring the "here and now" to preparing for our glorious future in heaven, "Living Somewhere Betwen Estrogen and Death" by conference speaker Barbara Johnson is your wise and witty guide to the joys and challenges of aging gracefully.

The meeting Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory was held at the Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands, in the Lake District region of North Western England, July 1991. The workshop was financed by a generous grant...

This guide presents a unique look at the lives of midlife and older LGBT people. It reviews various "life arenas" in which midlife and older LGBT persons exist, and examines the problems with which they cope. It addresses the lives of this unique...

Grab your hat, pull on your boots, and join Harri-Henry and The Engineer as they follow their dream to live in the wide outdoors, with a menagerie of hobby-farm animals. This is the hilarious story of Harri-Henry's Farm and what really happens...

Interviews with active people aged 80 to 103. They are world travelers, and have seen tremendous changes in the past eighty to one hundred years. They talk about the world as it was, and as they see it today. The seniors in

The transition from work to retirement is a period in the adult lifespan during which changes can occur on many levels, including shifts in daily routines, relationships, and monthly income. What happens to core aspects of ourselves when the...

In Deutschland steigt die Zahl zu pflegender Menschen. Pflegende Angehörige arbeiten in den meisten Fällen 24 Stunden am Tag, 365 Tage im Jahr. Ihnen bleibt keine freie Minute bei oft schwerer physischer sowie auch psychischer Arbeit. Vom Staat fühlen...

Wissenschaftliche Studie aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Pflegewissenschaft - Pflegemanagement, Note: 1,7, Hamburger Fern-Hochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ziel dieser Arbeit besteht darin, die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der...

Calling all single, divorced, and widowed women who have ever been duped by relationship deception, including an online dating scam, romance scam, or narcissistic abuse. Check out this must-read powerful guide and embark on an eye-opening and courageous...

In telling Sarah’s Alzheimer’s Story, the writer takes you back to where it all began in the hills of Kentucky where Sarah was born. You may laugh, cry, or simply wonder as you go with her through her journey of life.The reader will get to...

This compelling book is a must read for everyone that values friendships, treasures family, or clings to fond memories. It's for anyone who's ever dreamed of being in love, experience the ecstasy that true love can provide, or endured and survived the...

For the inspired professional person, this book instills the necessary confidence to live a revitalized and invigorated retirement lifestyle. It offers specific, detailed, and innovative activity-based recommendations for what to do with all of that time.

How would you face a life-altering crisis? Meet John. A humble, kind man born six years before the Great Depression. He went off to war in 1943; returned, married, raised a family, and lived a good life. Slowly, a dreaded illness known as dementia...

Give Your Grandmother the Gift of Love, Memories, and Legacy.Grandmother, I Want to Hear Your Story is the perfect place for your Grandmother to tell her life story while also creating a cherished legacy.Imagine reading your...

Based on a unique research study, this volume examines the later life development of Holocaust survivors from Israel and the US. Through systematic interviews, the authors - noted researchers and clinicians - collected data...

Hook, Line, and Legal Briefs: An Intellectual Property Lawyer's Pursuit of Fish and Fulfillment.Journey through the riveting pages of Part-Time Lawyer, Full-Time Fisherman, an inspiring memoir that masterfully juxtaposes the seemingly disparate...

Get a unique gift for your beloved to connect and start conversations with them.Baby animal picture book contains high quality 300 DPI baby animal Images on 70 lb paper with names mentioned below for identification.No mention of Dementia or Alzheimer's...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2014 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 1,3, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Arbeit soll die Institution der staatlichen...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Alter, Note: 1,0, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Veranstaltung: Soziale Altenarbeit, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Unsere Gesellschaft wird im Schnitt immer älter. Mit dieser Überalterung...