Human Aging
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205544010 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 508 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Each chapter ends with "Making Choices," emphasizing the important behavioral, emotional, and social choices that students can make now to prolong a healthy, happy life. Specifically, suggestions for enhancing the lives of their older relatives are offered and encouraged. The text also demonstrates how current research findings are now being applied in the real world and/or how they might be applied in the future. Instructors can expand these projects for students who want to learn more, or for independent study. Every chapter includes discussion questions, study questions, chapter exercises, and related online resources.. Each chapter begins with "Senior View," which introduces students to a real person and gives them a chance to hear what older adults think and say about important issues related to the chapter and a chance to compare those opinions to the research findings. Students are repeatedly challenged to apply information in the text to the older adults in their own lives. These include guidelines for discussions they might have regarding social, emotional, and envir
New to this Edition: The Companion Website now features “Audio Senior Views”, audio interviews with a diverse group of adults that reinforce the main topics in each chapter, while infusing the material with the human element that is often lacking in textbooks. New and updated chapter on Research Methods and Issues stresses issues of critical thinking in the classroom. Social Policy boxes bring students into a discussion of current issues that affect a growing older population, as well as their future experience of human aging.. These include guidelines for discussions regarding social, emotional, and environmental changes as well encouraging intellectual and social interaction. From the Back CoverHuman Aging, Second Edition, 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
"Great undergraduate human aging text!" according to St. Sixtus. 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.. great this is a great product, product shipped extreamly fast, no problems or defects with product, recommended buy for anyone. A+. "2 stars" according to Jamie Callahan. The book that I ordered was supposed to be in "like new" condition and I was very disappointed when my order finally arrived. There is cardstock or something taped to the covers both back and front and on the side binding. This is blocking out all of the information on the book cover except for the cover photo and a small description on the back. This was not what I expected to recieve. The reason I gave it 2 stars is because it did arrive in the expected time frame. However, the package was almost completely ripped open by the time I got it. Im very unhappy woth this order
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