Human Aging
Posted by admin | Posted in Geriatrics | Posted on 25-08-2010
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Product Description
This text offers a readable and friendly presentation of the important methods, findings, and theories of human aging, while actively involving the reader in meaningful exercises and critical thinking.
Students are repeatedly challenged to apply information in the text to the older adults in their own lives. Specifically, suggestions for enhancing the lives of their older relatives are offered and encouraged. These include guidelines for discussions they might have regarding social, emotional, and environmental changes as well encouraging intellectual and social interaction. While presenting the latest in research findings, the authors have also strived to keep research interesting for students who may not see themselves as researchers.
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I have used this text in my own courses and students love it! It is very well written and the authors are clearly experts on human aging. Senior View sections provide the perspective of a Senior on some of the issues discussed in the text. I recommend this book to anyone teaching an undergraduate human aging course. It is particularly helpful within psychology but has a multidisciplinary bent at times that makes it palpable in a health aging course as well.
Rating: 5 / 5