Topics in Gerontology

Selected Annotated Bibliographies
Herausgeber: Blank, Thomas O.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gerontology is a multidisciplinary field, and this bibliography provides a multidisciplinary perspective on research on aging. The volume begins with an introductory chapter that desribes the range of interests to be found in gerontology, discusses the core concepts, and directs the reader to appropriate journals and handbooks. The bibliographic chapters that follow provide information on the most important works related to particular areas of gerontological research. Included are bibliographies on caregiving and health care, rituals related to death and dying, sleep disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, coronary disease, and the use of growth hormone in aging research. The chapters reflect social, anthropological, biological, ethical, and medical views. Each chapter begins with a brief essay on the latest trends in the field, and each entry includes a citation and a descriptive and evaluative annotation. Detailed indexes add to the usefulness of the volume.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9780313283376
• ISBN-10: 0313283370
• Artikelnr.: 25568952

Autorenporträt

THOMAS O. BLANK is Professor of Human Development and Family Relations and Division Director of the Social and Behavioral Studies Division of the Travelers Center on Aging at the University of Connecticut. He has authored or edited four other books, and his articles have appeared in journals such as International Journal of Aging and Human Development, Psychology Today, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: The Field of Gerontology and the Bibliographies
History of Gerontology by Johanne Philbrick Intergenerational Relationships
and Caregiving by Mary Ann Kistner Decision Making Related to Health Care
Among the Elderly by Kristin A. Thomas Do Not Resuscitate Policies in
Long-Term Care Facilities by Kristin A. Thomas Rituals Related to Death,
Dying, and Serious Infirmity: A Nursing Perspective by Robert D. Woodcock
Rituals Related to Death, Dying, and Serious Infirmity: An Anthropological
Perspective by Robert D. Woodcock Sleep Disorders and Aging by Sarah B.
Lamm Hypnotic Drug Use Among the Elderly by Sarah B. Lamm Alzheimer's
Disease by Mary Ann Kistner Apoliproteins and Coronary Heart Disease by
John Contois Growth Hormone and Aging by John Contois Author Index Subject
Index