The Psychology of Aging: Theory, Research, and Interventions
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (634 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0534359124 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Very good book in very good condition. Debbie This book was a required textbook for a psychology course. It is in very good condition. The information is very relevant for the psychology course that I had taken. I recommend this book for it has a lot of excellent material for the topics covered in the Psychology of . very helpful textbook I've been studying for a "psychology of aging" exam, & used Dr.Belsky's book to help with my studying: it proved to be of great help, especially because the whole book is written in a narrative, conversational way, which helps the reader. All the major developments in ag. THE REVISED EDITION OF AN EXCELLENT GERONTOLOGY TEXTBOOK Steven H Propp Psychology professor Janet Belsky [also author of Experiencing the Lifespan] wrote in the Preface to this Second (1990) edition, "I wrote the first edition of this book to fill a gap. In the early 1980s there were no gerontology texts on the market that were psychologica
Belsky skillfully uses personal examples to highlight how concepts apply to people, and goes beyond the research to conduct her own interviews with aging professionals and older adults. These interconnections offer students a sense of an evolving, coherent discipline. Scholarly, research-oriented, and intellectually stimulating, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING offers a rare, inside glimpse into the field of aging and the aging experience as it is actually lived.. The book is carefully planned to bring home how research applies to real lives. Because she limits coverage to the older years, Janet Belsky's text is able to offer an in-depth portrait of all aspects of the field--from traditional research, to concrete applications, to the crucial issues we as a society face as our population ages. With chapters constructed to unfold like a novel, this third edition of THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING genuinely integrates the field, highlighting the interconnections between concepts, research, and applications. This pioneering text is the only book to comprehensively explore both research and practice in the psychology of aging and to br