ABSTRACT
Processes of Aging: Social and Psychological Perspectives is based on a monumental series of studies on the psychological and social aspects of aging in relation to mental health. This effort gives scientists from North America and Europe an opportunity to explore the concepts, methodological problems, and conclusions of their researches in the rapidly growing field of gerontology. Much work has been done in an attempt to present this material in sequential and systematic fashion. Original work of sixty-six research workers from twelve countries is represented in this two-volume set. They offer an inventory of principal fields of gerontological research, in advanced countries.
Human aging, in its many ramifications, is becoming one of the major areas of research interest among an increasing number of students in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Although the phenomena of aging were largely overlooked as subject matter for research during the early stages in the development of all basic sciences, it was inevitable that students would eventually become curious about the final processes of maturation. Events of recent years have hastened the need for social action on behalf of older people and, consequently, the need for scientific knowledge about their characteristics, circumstances, and requirements.
Processes of Aging: Social and Psychological Perspectives will be of interest to research workers, teachers, and advanced students concerned with the psychological, psychiatric, psychosocial, and socioeconomic aspects of aging. Many of the theoretical and analytical discussions and the specific studies offer guidance for top-level planners and policy administrators in public agencies and voluntary organizations. This volume is highly sensitive to older people as such: how they feel about themselves and the world, and in the way they behave in relation to others. It is must reading in the health and welfare of aging.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|1 pages
Psychological Capacities
part I|1 pages
Studies of Cognition
part II|1 pages
Psychophysiological Problems
part III|1 pages
Psychological Environment
part Two|1 pages
Successful Aging
part Three|1 pages
Psychopathology of Aging
part I|1 pages
Diagnosis and Classification
part II|1 pages
Psychological Processes and Variables
part III|1 pages
Coping with the Psychopathologies of the Aged
part Four|1 pages
Summary and Conclusions
part
Process of Aging: Social and Psychological Perspectives: Volume 2
chapter
part 5|1 pages
Relations with Family and Society
section I|1 pages
Methodological Considerations
section II|1 pages
Substantive Studies
part Six|1 pages
Social Factors in Psychiatric Disorders
section I|1 pages
Epidemiology and Ecology
section II|1 pages
Social Processes and Variables
part Seven|1 pages
Economics, Health, and Retirement
section I|1 pages
Employment-Patterns and Health
section II|1 pages
Retirement-Attitudes, Influences, and Income
part Eight|1 pages
Summary and Conclusions