Longevity and the Good Life
by Anthony Farrant and Anthony Dr Farrant
Tragically, increased longevity in developing countries has recently coincided with massive migrations and a series of disasters which have had serious repercussions for many old people and their families. This is the first in-depth study of the phenomenon, and it proposes a new approach. Ken Tout describes the present situation, suggests solutions to problems, and outlines some programmes already in use. He also highlights lesser-known factors which can further complicate the existing problems...
Paul Tournier offers a variety of suggestions to help make growing old not an end but a new beginning, filled with purpose and hope. He suggests ways to remain active, using leisure to our best advantage and not letting it become a tyrant. He also provides insights on taking up new interests; becoming involved with young people and new ideas; and learning to pray, to meditate, to acquire wisdom, and to increasingly draw strength and inspiration from the reality of divine presence and power.
Social Work with Groups: Expanding Horizons
by Both Are Professors of Social Work Stanley Wenocur
In this thought-provoking memoir, Nancy Gerber maps the wrenching terrain of caring for an elderly parent. In the fall of 1995, at the age of 73, the author's father suffered a massive stroke on the right side of the brain, rendering him permanently disabled. This catastrophic event plunged the author and her family into a crisis for which they were completely unprepared, one that included financial worries; the need to hire full-time, live-in help; and the specter of putting her father into a n...
Aging and the Aged in Medieval Europe (Papers in Mediaeval Studies, #11)
Optimizing Housing for the Elderly: Homes Not Houses
by Leon A Pastalan
National Policies and Programmes on Ageing in Asia and the Pacific
Die Beobachtung als Methode zur Erfassung von sinnlich wahrnehmbarem Handeln
by Gerrit Beyer
Alter Und Familie (Beitraege Zur Gesellschaftsforschung. Contributions To Socia, #16)
by Manfred Stosberg
Geanderte Bevolkerungs- und Familienstrukturen bewirken Wandlungen in Status und Rolle alter Menschen in der Gesellschaft. Das gilt insbesondere auch fur ihre Integration in familiare Strukturen. Die Frage nach -Nahe und Distanz- in den Familien muss angesichts dieser Situation neu gestellt werden. Es ist das Dilemma der modernen Kernfamilie, dass sie den auf sie gerichteten Bedurfnissen alter Menschen oftmals kaum gerecht werden kann. In einer qualitativen Studie geht der Verfasser den damit ve...
I Don't Feel Old
by Paul Thompson, etc., Catherine Itzin, and Michele Abendstern
How does later life really feel? Drawing on numerous printed and recorded autobiographical recollections and a set of life story interviews with three generations of families, this study attempts to provide insight into how ordinary men and women have viewed old age over the last 150 years. The pensioners included in the text, from their 60s to their 80s, see retirement as a challenge and an opportunity to develop new skills in work and leisure, caring for others, grandparenting, companionship,...
Marketing and Advertising to Older People