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Communication and aging

Title
Communication and aging / Jon F. Nussbaum [and others].
Publication
Mahwah, NJ ; London : L. Erlbaum, 2000.

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Additional Authors
Nussbaum, Jon F.
Description
xxi, 368 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Understanding how the elderly adapt to significant changes in their environment provides insight into both the process of communication and the process of ageing. The purpose of this book is to help readers understand how important these communicative relationships are.
Series Statement
LEA's communication series
Uniform Title
LEA's communication series
Subject
  • Alter, ..
  • Older people > Communication > United States
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Aging > Psychological aspects
  • Old age > Social aspects > United States
  • Older people
  • Aging
  • Communication
  • Misinformation
  • Aged
  • Aging
  • Communication
  • elderly
  • Older people
  • Aging > Psychological aspects
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Old age > Social aspects
  • Older people > Communication
  • Interaktion
  • Alter
  • Communicatie
  • Ouderen
  • Personnes âgées > Communication
  • Communication interpersonnelle
  • Vieillesse > Aspect social
  • Vieillissement > Psychologie
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Communication and aging: pragmatic and theoretical considerations -- Attitudes and ageism -- Relational considerations -- Mass media use and aging -- Mass communication theory and media portrayals of elderly people -- Work, leisure, and retirement -- Aging and the family: marital relationships -- Aging and the family: relational lifestyle changes -- Aging and the family: parents, grandparents, and siblings -- Friendship and aging -- Barriers to conversation facing elderly people -- Health, communication, and aging -- Death and dying -- Successful aging.
ISBN
  • 0805833315
  • 9780805833317
  • 0805833323
  • 9780805833324
  • 0585344590
  • 9780585344591
LCCN
99045143
OCLC
  • ocm42296102
  • 42296102
  • SCSB-8917262
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library