Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive AgeingWritten by leading international experts, this book helps students and practitioners to better understand and cater for the needs of our ageing population. It examines:
Investigating current critical debates in health and social science, the book explores innovative new approaches to aged care and ageing. By using international examples and a multidisciplinary approach, this comprehensive textbook provides a broad understanding of ageing from a social perspective and analyzes concepts of ageism, healthy ageing and positive ageing. |
Contents
1 The challenges of ageism | 1 |
2 The role of health promotion in healthy ageing | 34 |
Influences on mental health and wellbeing | 53 |
4 Sexuality sexual intimacy and sexual health in later life | 78 |
5 Considerations and challenges in the prevention of dementia | 105 |
Is retirement a relevant concept for the 21st century? | 120 |
Environments professionals and positive ageing | 144 |
8 The challenge of caregiving | 167 |
9 Delivery of care for older people | 190 |
Natural therapies counselling music and the creative arts | 215 |
Optimising relationships between ageing people and changing technology | 241 |
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Other editions - View all
Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive Ageing Victor Minichiello,Irene Coulson Limited preview - 2012 |
Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive Ageing Victor Minichiello,Irene Coulson Limited preview - 2012 |
Contemporary Issues in Gerontology: Promoting Positive Ageing Victor Minichiello,Irene Coulson No preview available - 2005 |
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