Handbook of Theories of Aging, Third Edition
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Geriatrics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gerontology, Psychology, Developmental Psychology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780826129437 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company | Publication: | May 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780826129437 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication: | May 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Language: | English |
This state-of-the-art handbook on the newest interdisciplinary concepts in theoretical gerontology provides essential information that is unavailable from other sources. With scholarship from the most highly respected luminaries in the field, it encompasses research across the four disciplinary areas of contemporary gerontology--biology, psychology, sociology, and the policy sciences--and incorporates global perspectives regarding intervention and practice theories. With an explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about explanatory systems material for a wide variety of researchers and practitioners in gerontology.
This state-of-the-art handbook on the newest interdisciplinary concepts in theoretical gerontology provides essential information that is unavailable from other sources. With scholarship from the most highly respected luminaries in the field, it encompasses research across the four disciplinary areas of contemporary gerontology--biology, psychology, sociology, and the policy sciences--and incorporates global perspectives regarding intervention and practice theories. With an explicit focus on theory, the handbook is unique in providing essential knowledge about explanatory systems material for a wide variety of researchers and practitioners in gerontology.
