Death by Despair (American University Studies, #245)
by Ramon Martinez De Pison
‘I can still enjoy sex at 75. I live at 76, so it’s no distance’ Bob Monkhouse ‘The easiest way to diminish the appearance of wrinkles is to keep your glasses off when you look in the mirror’ Joan Rivers Make the most of your golden years with this mini-collection of senior humour – the very best quips and quotes for the young at heart.
You Know You're Having a Midlife Crisis When... (You Know You're ...)
by Clive Whichelow and Mike Haskins
You know you're having a midlife crisis when... ... all your clothes are made of leather - including your pyjamas. Have you taken a sudden liking to bodycon clothing that's three sizes too small? Are you considering a sexier upgrade to your car or even your partner? Try not to panic: it's only a midlife crisis. And besides, attempting to recapture your youth can be a lot of fun! Who said there's anything wrong with growing old disgracefully?
Zeitwende Im Alter (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #251)
by Hanne Isabell Schaffer
Angesichts der Fulle weitgehend unstrukturierter Stunden, die die Altersphase den Menschen aus modernen Industriegesellschaften beschert, gerat der Alltag im Alter leicht zur -moralischen Grauzone-. Die fallige Neukonzeption eines Alltags wird zur individuellen Verhaltensaufgabe und erweist sich fur wenig zeitkompetente Menschen als geradezu tragisches Geschenk. Vormals gelebte Selbstverstandlichkeiten mussen durch neue Routinen ersetzt werden. Von der individuell gelungenen Installierung eines...
An Invitation to Listen to Your Soul's Calling How do you define "growing up"? Does it mean you achieve certain cultural benchmarks-a steady income, paying taxes, marriage, and children? Or does it mean leaving behind the expectations of others and growing into the person you were meant to be? If you find yourself in a career, place, relationship, or crisis you never foresaw or that seems at odds with your beliefs about who you are, it means your soul is calling on you to reexamine your path....
Family, Self, and Society
Any agenda for family research in the 1990s must take seriously a contextual approach to the study of family relationships. The editors and contributors to this volume believe that the richness in family studies over the next decade will come from considering the diversity of family forms -- different ethnic groups and cultures, different stages of family life, as well as different historical cohorts. Their goal is to make more explicit how we think about families in order to study them and unde...
Resilience: Aging with Vision, Hope and Courage in a Time of Crisis
by John C Robinson
We are living in an era of unprecedented world-wide crises: COVID-19, climate change, overpopulation and the unravelling of civilization as we know it. Who wouldn't be worried? This book is for those over 65 wrestling with fear, despair, insecurity, and loneliness in these frightening times. A blend of psychology, self-help, and spirituality, it's meant for all who hunger for facts, respect, compassion, and meaningful resources to light their path ahead. As a 74-year old member of this demograph...
The well-being of the Chinese elderly has recently drawn the attention of a significant number of researchers. This book examines the relationship among personal factors (such as age, sex, income, cognitive functioning, and functional disability), environmental factors (including satisfaction of housing, community, safety, and transportation), person-environment fit, well-being, and the mediating effects of supplementary fit. It represents the first study to integrate the concepts of complementa...
Everyone Dies Young (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)
by Marc Auge
"We are awash in time, savoring a few moments of it; we project ourselves into it, reinvent it, play with it; we take our time or let it slip away: it is the raw material of our imagination. Age, on the other hand, is the detailed account of the days that pass, the one-way view of the years whose total sum when set forth can stupefy us. Age wedges each of us between a date of birth that, at least in the West, we know for certain and an expiration date that, as a general rule, we would like to de...
Social Support Und Kompetenzerwartung Im Alter (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #700)
by Petra Buchwald
Die Erwartung, Hilfe zu bekommen oder selbst kompetent agieren zu konnen, wirkt sich protektiv auf das psychische Befinden alter Menschen aus. Dies belegen mannigfache gerontologische Studien, ungeklart blieb jedoch die kausale Beziehung von Social Support und Kompetenzerwartung. Hat eine Person je nach ihrer Kompetenzerwartung unterschiedliche Hilfebedurfnisse? Oder ist vielmehr Social Support die Pradiktorvariable fur Kompetenzerwartung? Von grossem Interesse ist zudem nicht nur die kognitive...
How often do you feel restricted; physically, socially, mentally or financially? Are you aware of your limitations? How often is time or lack of experience the cause of anxious procrastination; waiting for the right moment? What if the very thing standing in our way, is actually our golden opportunity? ~ Ky-Lee Hanson. Relearn and rethink the way you perceive limitations with each chapter from a tribe of successful, driven, strong and soulful women.
Zur Bedeutung Intrapersonaler Und Beziehungsspezifischer Merkmale Fuer Die Erlebte Ehequalitaet Im Mittleren Erwachsenenalter (Europaische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeenn, #683) (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #683)
by Marina Schmitt
Obwohl die Untersuchung der Ehequalitat und ihrer Bedingungen zu den klassischen Themen sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschung gehoert, ist uber den Normalfall stabiler, langjahriger Ehen, deren Ehequalitat und die intrapersonalen und beziehungsspezifischen Merkmale wenig bekannt. Die Arbeit greift diese Forschungsdefizite auf und zeigt, dass -- bei einer etwas geringeren Ehequalitat bei den Frauen im Vergleich zu den Mannern -- von einer hohen Ehequalitat im mittleren Erwachsenenalter ausgegangen w...
Review of Adult Learning and Literacy, Volume 4
The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4 is the newest addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning. Volume 4 opens with an overview of significant recent developments in the field. Subsequent chapters cover a wide range of topics critical to the success o...
50 IS THE NEW 40! Celebrate your fabulous fifties in style with these inspirational tips and ideas. Now’s the time to rediscover yourself and start ticking things off that wish list – even if it’s a list you never knew you had!