The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing by Malcolm L Johnson

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing by Malcolm L Johnson

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, first published in 2005, is a guide to the body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.

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Malcolm L. Johnson is Professor of Health and Social Policy (Emeritus) University of Bristol and Director of the International Institute on Health and Ageing. Vern Bengtson is the AARP/University Chair in Gerontology and Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California. Peter G. Coleman is Professor of Psychogerontology at the University of Southampton, Fellow of the British Psychological Society (FBPsS) and Chartered Health Psychologist. Tom Kirkwood is Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Institute for Ageing and Health at the University of Newcastle, and a Council Member of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.

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ISBN 13	9780521533706
ISBN 10	0521533708
Title	The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing
Author	Malcolm L Johnson
Series	Cambridge Handbooks In Psychology
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2005-12-01
Number of pages	772
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