Aging in America
By: John C. Cavanaugh ... [et al.].
Contributors: Cavanaugh, John C.
Series: Praeger perspectives; Praeger perspectives
Publisher: Praeger/ABC-CLIO; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313350931; 9780313350955; 9780313350979; 9780313350993; 9780313350948; 9780313350962; 9780313350986; 9780313351006
Subjects: Older people -- United States; Older people -- Care -- United States; Aging -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS:  Neuroscience and aging / Fredda Blanchard-Fields; title: Aging, attention, and mobility / Joan M. McDowd and Diane L. Filion; title: Language and communication / Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow, Matthew C. Shake, and Soo Rim Noh; title: Everyday problem solving / Jennifer A. Margrett, Jason C. Allaire, Tara L. Johnson, Kate E. Daugherty, and Sarah R. Weatherbee; title: Personality and emotion in later life / Karen Hooker, Soyoung Choun, and Brandi Hall; title: The content and consequences of age stereotypes / Carrie Andreoletti; title: Environmental gerontology: A sampler of issues and applications / Rick J. Scheidt and Benyamin Schwarz; title: Personal control and aging: how beliefs and expectations matter / Stefan Agrigoroaei and Margie E. Lachman; title: End-of-life issues / Jessica Richmond Moeller, Mary M. Lewis, and James L. Werth, Jr.; title: Successful aging / Alissa Dark-Freudeman; title: Memory aging: deficits, beliefs, and interventions / Jane Berry, Erin Hastings, Robin West, Courtney Lee, and John C. Cavanaugh; title: v. 2. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH: Longevity and health: Future prospects and present disparities / Christine L. Himes and Madonna Harrington Meyer; title: Cognitive and physical aging pathways: Contributions from behavioral genetics / Deborah Finkel and Chandra A. Reynolds; title: Health promotion and chronic disease management / Sharon D. Rogers; title: Caregiving and health / Erin DeFries Bouldin and Elena Andresen; title: Does psychosocial stress accelerate the aging process? / Loriena Yancura and Carolyn M. Aldwin; title: The intersection of physical and mental health in aging / Stacey B. Whitbourne and Avron Spiro III; title: Assessment of mental health / Sarah Stoner, Alisa O'Riley, and Barry Edelstein; title: Mental health and adjustment / Sara Honn Qualls and Heidi Layton; title: Psychology and geriatric rehabilitation / Peter A. Lichtenberg and Brooke Schneider; title: Medication adherence among older adults: A systems perspective / Daniel G. Morrow and Elizabeth A. H. Wilson; title: v. 3. SOCIETAL ISSUES: Hispanic aging and social policy / Jacqueline L. Angel and Fernando Torres-Gil; title: Personal relationships in later life / Sara M. Moorman and Emily A. Greenfield; title: Elder abuse prevention: a review of the field / Lisa Nerenberg; title: Workforce issues and retirement / Harvey L. Sterns and Boin Chang; title: Aging and the life course: Under the lifestyle umbrella / Laurie Russell Hatch and Jon Hendricks; title: Housing in an aging America / Jon Pynoos, Rachel Caraviello, and Caroline Cicero; title: Neoliberalism and the new politics of aging and retirement security / Larry Polivka; title: Hospice care for the aging population in the United States / Dale O. Knee; title: Spirituality and aging: A journey for meaning through deep interconnection in humanity / Amy L. Ai, Paul Wink, and Monika Ardelt; title: Technology and aging: The herald of a new age / Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia.