Published November, 2015
By Diego Sanchez-Gonzalez and Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Environmental Gerontology in Europe and Latin America

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Published June, 2015
By Andrew Sixsmith and Gloria Gutman
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as pervasive computing and ambient assistive technology, have considerable potential for enhancing the quality of life of many older people by providing additional safety and security while also supporting mobility, independent living, and social participation.

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Published May, 2015
By Sue Thompson
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Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Presenting the work of leading thinkers, and the voices of the elderly themselves, this book highlights the significance of reciprocity for the maintenance of self-esteem in old age and discusses negative implications when that significance goes unrecognized.

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Published April, 2015
By Suchit Arora
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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This book explores the unresolved paradox at the heart of population aging, namely how to account for the fact that death rates from most non-communicable diseases rise as people age, yet aggregate death rates from such diseases have decreased overall despite an increasingly aging population.

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Published March, 2015
By Fredrica Nyqvist and Anna K. Forsman
Publisher: Springer
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Social Capital as a Health Resource in Later Life: The Relevance of Context

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Published November, 2014
By Pranitha Maharaj
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Population aging is a matter of global concern. Population aging in Africa is occurring in the context of high levels of poverty, changing family structures, an immense disease burden, fragile health systems and weak or poorly managed government institutions.

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Published July, 2014
By Anja K. Leist, Jenni Kulmala and Fredrica Nyqvist
Publisher: Springer (Springer International Publishing AG)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Health and Cognition in Old Age

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Published March, 2014
By Jason L. Powell and Sheying Chen
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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There is a chronic lack of good resource materials that attempt to make sense of social policy in its relationship to examining the problems and possibilities of human aging grounded in an analysis of economic of social policy in China and impact on rural and urban spaces.

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Published February, 2014
By Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, Gaynell M. Simpson, Nancy Giunta and Halaevalu F.Ofahengaue Vakalahi
Publisher: Springer
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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The collective, inclusive, and intersectional framework used in this book speaks to the significance of understanding aging across diverse cultures from multiple perspectives, but still as a shared human experience.

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Published May, 2013
By Andrew Sixsmith and Gloria Gutman
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: International Perspectives on Aging
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Emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as pervasive computing and ambient assistive technology, have considerable potential for enhancing the quality of life of many older people by providing additional safety and security while also supporting mobility, independent living, and social participation.

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