Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges (Springer Series on the Societal Impact on Aging) [Hardcover]

PhD Ronald P. Abeles (Editor), PhD K. Warner Schaie (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0826124089 | ISBN-13: 978-0826124081 | Edition: 1

This is the 20th and final volume in the "Societal Impact on Aging" series. It focuses on the continuing challenges for older persons in a rapidly changing society and forecasts the next set of issues at the intersection of social structures and the individual aging process. Major organizers of, and contributors to, the 19 earlier volumes discuss timely new topics and provide guidelines for future research and theoretical explanations.

The book is divided into five broad topics: health and wellbeing, including the role of religion; personality and cognition; the impact of changes in technology and the work place; issues of socio-cultural change and historical context; and the familial and societal contexts of aging.

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About the Author

K. Warner Schaie, PhD, is the Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds an appointment as Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Washington. He received his PhD in psychology from the University of Washington, an honorary DrPhil from the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany, and an honorary ScD degree from West Virginia University. He received the Kleemeier Award for Distinguished Research Contributions from the Gerontological Society of America, the MENSA lifetime career award, and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions award from the American Psychological Association. He is author or editor of 54 books, many proudly published by Springer Publishing Company.

Ronald P. Abeles, PhD, is a Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research in the Office of the Director at the National Institutes of Health. From 1994 to 1998, he served as the Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Research at the National Institute on Aging (BSR/NIA). Previously he served at BSR/NIA as the Deputy Associate Director (1980-1991) and Acting Associate Director (1991 to 1994). He received the National Institutes of Health Award of Merit twice for "leadership and contributions to the advancement of behavioral and social research on aging within the Federal Government and nationally" (1993) and for "exceptional leadership in advancing a program of research to understand and apply knowledge about the relationship between psychosocial factors and health" (2002).

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 412 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (July 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826124089
• ISBN-13: 978-0826124081
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
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