Models of Strength for Challenges through the Life Span
Spiritual Resiliency In Older Women records the narratives of spiritually resilient older German and American women. The authors suggest how persons of all ages can gain maturity and spiritual coping by participating in communities based on faith, which acknowledge the emotion of spiritual experiences and integrate faith and close human ......
This is the first major sociological report on the lives, status and public policy needs of the Chicana elderly, a population which is generally poor and has been stereotyped as widows and grandmothers. Elisa Facio offers insight into how Chicana elderly cope with their economic and cultural marginality, and how they gain the personal and financial resources they require. The book relates how scholars and public policy makers have previously understood the world of Chicana elderly, and provides new data on the social meaning of Chicana old age, specifying implications of that meaning for future policy makers.
This Book Is Based On A Successful Meal Service Program That Has Been Field Tested In Three Facilities By Jitka Zgola. It Is A Guide To Optimizing The Dining Experience of Institutional Residents.
AmericaAEs rapidly expanding population of older citizens is becoming the dominant political and policy issue of the new century. Thorny issues are driving decisions made in Washington, D.C. and state capitols, in corporations, and around the family dining table, such as: '''' The future of Social Security '' The cost of Medicare and drugs '' Elderrcare '' Retirement and pensions ''''Aging in America A to Z is an encyclopedic roadmap to the challenging questions and potential answers facing todayAEs seniors and their children. Important to both seniors and younger Americans who must care directly for parents or share indirectly in the economic and social costs of an aging population, Aging in America A to Z is a fundamental resource for all academic, public, and high school libraries.''''''
The work provides an introduction to both social gerontology and sociology of aging studies. It offers a coherent narrative that is organized around broad sociological themes. What integrates this text overall is the discussion of how we socially construct aging, how different societies at different times construct aging, and what those changes say about our society. It contains lively, specualtive essays covering non-traditional topics and demonstrates the social process of aging from a completely different perspective.
"The introductory essays and readings, drawn from both literature and social science research, vividly illustrate the diversity of aging experiences both within and across American families - diversity conditioned by social space, historical time, and individual biography." -Eleanor Palo Stoller, Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology Case Western Reserve University Families in Later Life is the only textbook on the subject that addresses the diversity of aging experiences in society by race, gender, and social class, and in a form which combines insight from the humanities as well as the social sciences. Includes a balance between empirical selections and literary pieces, keeping students interested and engaged while still introducing them to solid research. Every social science article included has been carefully edited so those students learn and enjoy their reading to the maximum extent possible. Framing Essays by the Editors, Questions for Discussion, and a complete Index make this book even more useful for teaching.
In this book, the author examines the life-course and daily experiences of elderly residents of El Barrio. This title also focuses on the economy of immigrant neighbourhoods and the personal experiences of Latinos ageing in Spanish Harlem.
In this book, the author examines the life-course and daily experiences of elderly residents of El Barrio. This title also focuses on the economy of immigrant neighbourhoods and the personal experiences of Latinos ageing in Spanish Harlem.
Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles played by older people as political actors; migration; health; pensions; ......
