Thanatologic Aspects of Aging
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Aging
ISBN : 9780930194000
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 22,39 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Aging
ISBN : 9780930194000
Author : Adrian Tomer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,79 MB
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317714652
This innovative and informative new text bridges the fields of gerontology and thanatology.
Author : Steven H. Zarit
Publisher : New York : Harper & Row
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 16,96 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : David D. Van Tassel
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,2 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1512808342
While the problems of aging are being studied with microscope, computer, and questionnaire as a medical, social, and economic challenge, these essays introduce the humanistic perspective. The assumption behind this work is that in history, literature, folklore, and art we have the record of centuries of human experience to enhance our present understanding of aging, old age, and death. Growing old is a process that occurs in every person every minute, every hour that passes. But if aging does not begin on the day of retirement at the age of sixty-five, what is the definition of old age? Is it chronologically; physiologically, mentally, or culturally determined? Old age may not be a phase of life as easily identified as adolescence. As our population continues to grow older we are ever more in need of greater sensitivity to the joys and tragedies of old age. In recent years, however, our view of old age has been clouded by our negative feelings about death. Old age has become inextricably associated with death. It was not always so: until a lower infant mortality rate, better nutrition, and a higher standard of living so greatly increased our chances of surviving into old age, death was recognized as a threat at every stage of life. This volume brings together twelve eminent scholars from various humanistic disciplines to trace the origins of our present attitudes and to identify the models and myths of old age in our culture. The historians in the group ask how old people were treated in past societies. Literary scholars and art critics discuss the effects of aging on the later works of authors and artists and art as a source of solace, inspiration, and revelation to the aged. A philosopher explores a theme shared by all: that the way one ages and dies is a function of the way one has lived. Contributors: John Demos, Leon Edel, Erik H. Erikson, Leslie Fiedler, Tamara K. Hareven, Robert Kastenbaum, Robert Kohn, Juanita M. Kreps, Peter Laslett, Francis V. O'Connor, Robert F. Sayre.
Author : Matilda White Riley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 34,31 MB
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429704917
This book provides deeper understanding of the aging process, of the likely differences between the lives of past and future generations, and of the potential for optimizing these future lives from cross-cultural and cross-temporal perspectives.
Author : Victor W. Marshall
Publisher : Monterey, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub.
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Social Science
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Author : Clifton D. Bryant
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1161 pages
File Size : 19,22 MB
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1452266166
Death and dying and death-related behavior involve the causes of death and the nature of the actions and emotions surrounding death among the living. Interest in the varied dimensions of death and dying has led to the development of death studies that move beyond medical research to include behavioral science disciplines and practitioner-oriented fields. As a result of this interdisciplinary interest, the literature in the field has proliferated. This two-volume resource addresses the traditional death and dying–related topics but also presents a unique focus on the human experience to create a new dimension to the study of death and dying. With more than 300 entries, the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience includes the complex cultural beliefs and traditions and the institutionalized social rituals that surround dying and death, as well as the array of emotional responses relating to bereavement, grieving, and mourning. The Encyclopedia is enriched through important multidisciplinary contributions and perspectives as it arranges, organizes, defines, and clarifies a comprehensive list of death-related perspectives, concepts, and theories. Key Features Imparts significant insight into the process of dying and the phenomenon of death Includes contributors from Asia,; Africa; Australia; Canada; China; eastern, southern, and western Europe; Iceland; Scandinavia; South America; and the United States who offer important interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives Provides a special focus on the cultural artifacts and social institutions and practices that constitute the human experience Addresses death-related terms and concepts such as angel makers, equivocal death, end-of-life decision making, near-death experiences, cemeteries, ghost photography, halo nurses, caregiver stress, cyberfunerals, global religious beliefs and traditions, and death denial Presents a selective use of figures, tables, and images Key Themes Arts, Media, and Popular Culture Perspectives Causes of Death Conceptualization of Death, Dying, and the Human Experience Coping With Loss and Grief: The Human Experience Cross-Cultural Perspectives Cultural-Determined, Social-Oriented, and Violent Forms of Death Developmental and Demographic Perspectives Funerals and Death-Related Activities Legal Matters Process of Dying, Symbolic Rituals, Ceremonies, and Celebrations of Life Theories and Concepts Unworldly Entities and Events With an array of topics that include traditional subjects and important emerging ideas, the Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience is the ultimate resource for students, researchers, academics, and others interested in this intriguing area of study.
Author : Malcolm L. Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 2005-12
Category : Medical
ISBN :
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Author : Edwin S. Shneidman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780742563315
A distinguished lifelong thanatologist--expert on death--reviews his life, a previous prize-winning book of thirty five years ago, and his own impending death in this extraordinary volume of life's most ubiquitous event.
Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Chemical Toxicity and Aging
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 33,67 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
This report examines the relationships between aging and exposure to environmental agents (including natural and man-made agents, as well as life-style factors). Several relationships must be considered--the impact of intermittent or lifelong exposure to environmental agents on the rate of aging, the impact of lifelong exposure on health status when one reaches more advanced age, and the special response of the aged compared with that of the young when exposed to environmental agents.