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An analysis of provider-, environment-, client- and societal-based obstacles to the empowerment of frail elderly persons in a philosophical framework of social values. It features international case studies which provide examples of the feasibility of achieving real empowerment.

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Gathering together in a structured curriculum of seminars and discussion groups and calling themselves the University of the Third Age, the elders intellectually reexamine the spectrum of sociocultural and epistemological principles starting with basics.

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This bibliography provides a broad yet concise overview of available resources in gerontological social work. The first chapter contains a listing of general works, particularly books and articles that address aging from a social work perspective.

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As the population continues to age, gerontological research will become increasingly important and library holdings in gerontology and geriatrics will be in great demand. This valuable reference discusses the history of gerontology and geriatrics libraries in the United States and Canada and profiles their holdings.

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This annotated bibliography on the elderly aims to provide social workers, counsellors, group facilitators, activity directors, researchers and other mental health professionals, with a compilation of references found in the group work literature.

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No other reference provides such a comprehensive and timely overview of theory and research on family relationships, the contexts of family life, and major turning points in late-life families.

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Johnson addresses ethical issues in aging in a variety of contextsthe social cultural environment, physical health care, mental health care, social health care, legal care, and spiritual care.

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The first section provides a historical and theoretical perspective on women and aging and covers topics such as sexism and ageism, representations of older women in the arts, and the attitudes of society toward aging women.

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Statistics show that women live longer than men, and that they constitute a substantial majority of the North American population over age 50. But lack of empirical data on aging women has helped to perpetuate numerous myths and stereotypes. This reference provides a comprehensive overview of curren

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A text which shows how the elderly have used their growing political power to capture a disproportionate share of public resources and asks what one generation owes another.

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Margaret Cruikshanks Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness and the other social roles of the elderly, the over-medicalization of many older people, and ageism.

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Margaret Cruikshanks Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness and the other social roles of the elderly, the over-medicalization of many older people, and ageism.

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Until recently, older men were not a social phenomenon commanding great attention. They constitute a distinct minority of the elderly. This is a thorough bibliography on the topic, and it brings together more than 750 articles, organised by broad subject area.

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Men, Masculinities, and Aging explores the intersections of generations, class, geographies, and masculinities. It offers a fresh perspective on mens experiences with bodily aging, growing older within ageist societies, and navigating the virtual absence of cultural guidelines for being an old man.

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Men, Masculinities, and Aging explores the intersections of generations, class, geographies, and masculinities. It offers a fresh perspective on mens experiences with bodily aging, growing older within ageist societies, and navigating the virtual absence of cultural guidelines for being an old man.

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Narrating Midlife: Crisis, Transition, and Transformation explores how managing and living through change at midlife is ultimately a communicative endeavor. Using autoethnography, contributors narrate midlife experiences as diverse as the empty nest syndrome, sexual fluidity, mixed-retirement marriage, spousal abduction of a child, and cancer.

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second memoir. embellishing and continuing from first memoir

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In Pat, Paste and Patience, we meet Camille. A woman who is determined to make the last chapter of her life the best chapter, while proving getting older can be fun.

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This volume develops a comprehensive multivariate paradigm of the process of aging, delineating the factors underlying age-related degeneration.