Developments in Aging
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Older people |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Older people |
ISBN | : |
Author | : K Warner Schaie |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2010-12-21 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0123808839 |
The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, Seventh Edition, provides a basic reference source on the behavioral processes of aging for researchers, graduate students, and professionals. It also provides perspectives on the behavioral science of aging for researchers and professionals from other disciplines. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews key methodological and analytical issues in aging research. It examines some of the major historical influences that might provide explanatory mechanisms for a better understanding of cohort and period differences in psychological aging processes. Part 2 includes chapters that discuss the basics and nuances of executive function; the history of the morphometric research on normal brain aging; and the neural changes that occur in the brain with aging. Part 3 deals with the social and health aspects of aging. It covers the beliefs that individuals have about how much they can control various outcomes in their life; the impact of stress on health and aging; and the interrelationships between health disparities, social class, and aging. Part 4 discusses the emotional aspects of aging; family caregiving; and mental disorders and legal capacities in older adults. - Contains all the main areas of psychological gerontological research in one volume - Entire section on neuroscience and aging - Begins with a section on theory and methods - Edited by one of the father of gerontology (Schaie) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 443 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Aging |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789211091540 |
Greater longevity is an indicator of human progress in general. Increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates are changing the population structure worldwide in a major way: the proportion of older persons is rapidly increasing, a process known as population ageing. The process is inevitable and is already advanced in developed countries and progressing quite rapidly in developing ones. The 2007 Survey analyses the implications of population ageing for social and economic development around the world, while recognising that it offers both challenges and opportunities. Among the most pressing issues is that arising from the prospect of a smaller labour force having to support an increasingly larger older population. Paralleling increased longevity are the changes in intergenerational relationships that may affect the provision of care and income security for older persons, particularly in developing countries where family transfers play a major role. At the same time, it is also necessary for societies to fully recognise and better harness the productive and social contributions that older persons can make but are in many instances prevented from making. The Survey argues that the challenges are not insurmountable, but that societies everywhere need to put in place the policies required to confront those challenges effectively and to ensure an adequate standard of living for each of their members, while respecting and promoting the contribution and participation of all.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Aged |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Older people |
ISBN | : |
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2013-01-10 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309261961 |
The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people aged 65+ to people aged 20-64 will rise by 80%. This shift is happening for two reasons: people are living longer, and many couples are choosing to have fewer children and to have those children somewhat later in life. The resulting demographic shift will present the nation with economic challenges, both to absorb the costs and to leverage the benefits of an aging population. Aging and the Macroeconomy: Long-Term Implications of an Older Population presents the fundamental factors driving the aging of the U.S. population, as well as its societal implications and likely long-term macroeconomic effects in a global context. The report finds that, while population aging does not pose an insurmountable challenge to the nation, it is imperative that sensible policies are implemented soon to allow companies and households to respond. It offers four practical approaches for preparing resources to support the future consumption of households and for adapting to the new economic landscape.