Promoting successful and productive aging
By: editors, Lynne A. Bond, Stephen J. Cutler, Armin Grams.
Contributors: Bond, Lynne A., 1949-; Cutler, Stephen J.; Grams, Armin.; Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology (16th : 1993 : University of Vermont)
Series: Primary prevention of psychopathology ;; v. 16
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Aging -- Congresses; Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Congresses; Older people -- Psychology -- Congresses; Older people -- Social conditions -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Aging
Description: The aging process is subtle and constant, from the moment of birth to the end of life; yet many people conceptualize it as a perceptible - if distant - event. Assembling works from distinguished professionals in such disciplines as gerontology, psychology, and the health sciences, Promoting Successful and Productive Aging offers a thoughtful assessment of our expectations, experiences, and requirements as we become older.

Emphasizing a proactive strategy, the contributors define primary prevention within a life span perspective, examine the social construction of ageism, and discuss the demographics of successful aging. A wide range of biological and psychosocial issues is explicitly addressed, from chronic disease and dementia to autonomy and diversity within the older population.

. Addressing the needs and concerns of the most rapidly growing segment of society, this comprehensive work will be an excellent resource for advanced students and practitioners alike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Outgrowth of the Sixteenth Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology, held June 1993 at the University of Vermont.