Physical Environments and Aging
Subtitle: Critical Contributions of M. Powell Lawton to Theory and Practice (Monograph Published Simultaneously As the Journal of ... the Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 1/2)
Contributors: Rick J. Scheidt (Editor); Paul G. Windley (Editor)
Publisher: Haworth Press
Published: June 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780789020062
Subjects: Other Branches of Medicine; Sociology, Social Studies; Politics / Current Events; Gerontology; Social Science; United States; Sociology; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Lawton, M. Powell; Effect of environment on; Dwellings; Human beings; Older people
First sentence: SUMMARY. Three scholarly dilemmas have characterized Powell Lawton's career; basic versus applied research; theory-driven versus empirically-dominated research; and the intrinsic psychological dilemma of person-environment transactions.