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On being old : the psychology of later life

Title
On being old : the psychology of later life / Graham Stokes.
Author
Stokes, Graham.
Publication
London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1992.

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Book/TextUse in library BF724.8 .S76 1992Off-site

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Description
xii, 195 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Series Statement
Contemporary psychology series ; 6
Uniform Title
Contemporary psychology series (London, England) ; 6.
Subject
  • Older people > Psychology
  • Aging > Psychological aspects
  • Aged > psychology
  • Aging > psychology
  • Alterspsychologie
  • Psychogerontologie
  • Psicologia do desenvolvimento
  • Memoria (psicologia)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-190) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Age and Ageing. Ch. 1. An Ageing Society. Ch. 2. The Biology of Ageing. Ch. 3. The Psychology of Ageing. Ch. 4. Social Age and Social Ageing -- pt. 2. Psychological Products and Processes. Ch. 5. Intellectual Products in Old Age. Ch. 6. Cognitive Processes in Later Life. Ch. 7. Learning and Memory. Ch. 8. Wisdom, Creative Achievement and Ageing -- pt. 3. Social Adaptation in Old Age. Ch. 9. Personality, Adjustment and Ageing. Ch. 10. Family Ties and Friendships in Later Life. Ch. 11. The Meaning of Work, the Impact of Retirement. Ch. 12. Sexual Interest and Activity in Later Life. Ch. 13. Death, Dying and Bereavement -- pt. 4. Abnormal Ageing. Ch. 14. Dementia--The Silent Epidemic. Ch. 15. Emotional Disorder and Physical Disability in Later Life.
ISBN
  • 1850008396
  • 9781850008392
  • 185000840X
  • 9781850008408
  • 9780850008401
  • 0850008409
  • 085000840X (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
92013830
OCLC
  • ocm25675496
  • 25675496
  • SCSB-1980037
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library