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Adult Development and Ageing (Paperback, 2nd Edition): Dap Louw, Anet Louw Adult Development and Ageing (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
Dap Louw, Anet Louw
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 4 - 8 working days
Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Parents and Children (Hardcover): Melissa Pennel Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Parents and Children (Hardcover)
Melissa Pennel
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Fathers and Daughters (Hardcover): Melissa Pennel Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Fathers and Daughters (Hardcover)
Melissa Pennel
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Fathers and Sons (Hardcover): Melissa Pennel Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Fathers and Sons (Hardcover)
Melissa Pennel
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
In Women We Trust (Hardcover): Naim H Sakhia In Women We Trust (Hardcover)
Naim H Sakhia
R651 Discovery Miles 6 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Discerning of Spirits (Paperback): Frank Hammond The Discerning of Spirits (Paperback)
Frank Hammond
R189 R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Save R15 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Motivated Young Adult's Guide to Career Success and Adulthood - Proven Tips for Becoming a Mature Adult, Starting a... The Motivated Young Adult's Guide to Career Success and Adulthood - Proven Tips for Becoming a Mature Adult, Starting a Rewarding Career and Finding Life Balance (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana
R563 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Growth and Development in Adulthood among Persons with Intellectual Disability - New Frontiers in Theory, Research, and... Growth and Development in Adulthood among Persons with Intellectual Disability - New Frontiers in Theory, Research, and Intervention (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Hefziba Lifshitz
R2,678 Discovery Miles 26 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume advocates an optimistic new conceptual and practical approach to adulthood, aging, and education for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) across the lifespan. The compensation age theory (CAT) at the heart of this book suggests that the adulthood period in populations with ID may be characterized by processes of cognitive development, growth, and neural sprouting, rather than stagnation or even decline. Empirical findings indicate the contribution of chronological age, maturity, and accumulating life experiences to adults' continued cognitive growth and intelligence, as a result of direct mediation, cognitive intervention, and academic learning as well as exposure to indirect learning. Grounded in cumulative evidence for the CAT, the book presents comprehensive analysis of a practical holistic educational intervention model for enhancing adults' Cognition (literacy), Affect (including autonomy), and Behavior (adaptive behavior skills), including operative strategies, mediational parameters, and guidance for change agents in diverse settings. This triple CAB model offers detailed tools for promoting the cognitive improvement and invigoration of adults with ID in during ADL, vocational and leisure activities, at all severity levels ranging from mild and moderate to severe and profound, across different ID etiologies including Down syndrome, and even at advanced ages for adults with ID exhibiting comorbid Alzheimer's.

The Art of Midlife - Courage and Creative Living for Women (Hardcover): Linda N. Edelstein The Art of Midlife - Courage and Creative Living for Women (Hardcover)
Linda N. Edelstein
R1,407 Discovery Miles 14 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The subject of midlife has been dominated by the woes of aging--menopause, divorce, hormone replacement therapies, aging parents, and fleeing children. Now a broad-ranging new work by clinical psychologist Linda N. Edelstein, Ph.D., "The Art of Midlife," describes the freedom and authenticity that can be made a cornerstone of the middle years. She describes three healthy and predictable phases. First, women relinquish old ways, untying themselves from the past and mourning the losses of youth and its illusions. By placing less emphasis on the needs of others, women can live more creatively and enjoy the present. The women Dr. Edelstein studied have been able to move to the next step, in which they reconnect to themselves. They regain their authentic voices, simplify life, and allow long buried aspects of themselves to emerge. Finally, women refocus their futures. With courage, they embrace new people, ideas, activities, and work--and pursue adult dreams regardless of external rewards.

Age-Dissimilar Couples and Romantic Relationships - Ageless Love? (Hardcover): L. Mckenzie Age-Dissimilar Couples and Romantic Relationships - Ageless Love? (Hardcover)
L. Mckenzie
R1,845 Discovery Miles 18 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There has been a widespread fascination with age-dissimilar couples in recent years. This book examines how the romantic relationships of these couples are understood. Based on qualitative research, McKenzie investigates notions of autonomy, relatedness, contradiction, and change in age-dissimilar relationships and romantic love.

Lifelines - Patterns of Work, Love and Learning in Adulthood (Hardcover, New): Merriam Lifelines - Patterns of Work, Love and Learning in Adulthood (Hardcover, New)
Merriam
R1,132 Discovery Miles 11 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book reveals the common patterns adults experience in their careers, relationships, and development. The authors show how, by gaining an understanding of these patterns in their own lives, adults can find new meaning in their existence, work through problems, and explore opportunities for growth.

Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty (Hardcover): Harry Blatterer Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty (Hardcover)
Harry Blatterer
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Adulthood is taken for granted. It connotes the end of childhood, the resolution to the "storm and stress" period of adolescence. This conception is strongly entrenched in the sociology of youth and the sociology of the life course as well as in the policy arena. At the same time, adulthood itself remains unarticulated; journey's end remains conceptually fixed and theoretically uncontested. Adulthood, then, is both central to the social imagination and neglected as an area of sociological investigation, something that has been noted by sociologists over the last four decades. Going beyond the overwhelmingly psychological literature, this book draws on original qualitative research and theories of social recognition and thus presents a first step towards filling an important gap in our understanding of the meaning of adulthood.

Citizen Youth - Culture, Activism, and Agency in a Neoliberal Era (Hardcover, New): J. Kennelly Citizen Youth - Culture, Activism, and Agency in a Neoliberal Era (Hardcover, New)
J. Kennelly
R1,386 Discovery Miles 13 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What are the ties that bind the 'good youth citizen' and the youth activist in the twenty-first century? Contemporary young people are encouraged -- through education and other cultural sites -- to 'save the world' via community projects that resemble activism, yet increasingly risk arrest for public acts of dissent. "Citizen Youth: culture, activism, and agency in a neoliberal era "goes to the heart of these contradictions, exploring the dilemmas and cultural dynamics of being young and politically engaged. Through an ethnographic study of young people working on activist causes across the three largest urban centres in one of the wealthiest nations in the world (Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, Canada), this book draws on Bourdieusian cultural sociology, feminist theories of agency, phenomenology, and political theories of the state and neoliberalism to understand what it means to be a certain kind of youth citizen in the twenty-first century. Accessibly written yet theoretically engaged, the book will be of interest to individuals both within academia and in the wider world of social movements and youth engagement.

Therapeutic Assessment with Adults - Using Psychological Testing to Help Clients Change (Paperback): Francesca Fantini, Filippo... Therapeutic Assessment with Adults - Using Psychological Testing to Help Clients Change (Paperback)
Francesca Fantini, Filippo Aschieri, Raja M. David, Hale Martin, Stephen E. Finn
R1,308 Discovery Miles 13 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Includes special applications for TA with diverse populations Incorporates case examples and illustrations with test data, sample feedback letter, and call-boxes Guides reader step-by-step through all the stages of TA including the assessor's thinking processes and conceptualizations Includes handouts

Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Grandparents and Grandchildren (Hardcover): Melissa Pennel Questions You'll Wish You Asked - A Time Capsule Journal for Grandparents and Grandchildren (Hardcover)
Melissa Pennel
R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Transitions to Adulthood in Europe (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): M Corijn, Erik Klijzing Transitions to Adulthood in Europe (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
M Corijn, Erik Klijzing
R4,476 Discovery Miles 44 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume aims to describe the similarities and differences in the timing and kind of transition among the post-war cohorts in Austria, Britain, Flanders (Belgium), France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, and Spain. Its second aim is to bring together the results of individual-level studies from these ten European countries, analyzing the impact of selected determinants on the transition to adulthood.

Shaping Social Identities After Violent Conflict - Youth in the Western Balkans (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Felicia Pratto, Iris... Shaping Social Identities After Violent Conflict - Youth in the Western Balkans (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Felicia Pratto, Iris Zezelj, Edona Maloku, Vladimir Turjacanin, Marija Brankovic
R2,886 Discovery Miles 28 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the identities of young adults in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Macedonia. With research drawn from a large multidisciplinary project exploring a potential for reconciliation in post-conflict societies, the authors discuss the interplay between ethnic, religious and national identities that have been the source of recent violent conflicts. They focus on people aged 18-30, representing generations that are socialized after the wars, but live in ethnically divided societies burdened with a difficult history. Another aim of the project was to compare majority and minority perspectives within each country, and to provide a unique view on how to reinterpret and build more inclusive social identities. Scholars and organizations interested in areas of social psychology, political science and sociology will find this research of great value.

Minority Aging - Sociological and Social Psychological Issues (Hardcover): Ron Manuel Minority Aging - Sociological and Social Psychological Issues (Hardcover)
Ron Manuel
R2,794 Discovery Miles 27 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Early Adulthood in a Family Context (Hardcover, 2012): Alan Booth, Susan L Brown, Nancy S. Landale, Wendy D. Manning, Susan M.... Early Adulthood in a Family Context (Hardcover, 2012)
Alan Booth, Susan L Brown, Nancy S. Landale, Wendy D. Manning, Susan M. McHale
R2,901 Discovery Miles 29 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Early Adulthood in a Family Context," based on the 18th annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume showcases new theoretical, methodological, and measurement insights in hopes of advancing understanding of the influence of the family of origin on young adults' lives. Both family resources and constraints with respect to economic, social, and human capital are considered.

Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 9th edition): Nancy... Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 9th edition)
Nancy Hooyman, H. Kiyak
R2,180 Discovery Miles 21 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life. Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining "productive aging" by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

Middle-Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism - Over the Rainbow? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Paul Simpson Middle-Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism - Over the Rainbow? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Paul Simpson
R2,542 R1,897 Discovery Miles 18 970 Save R645 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Is midlife for gay men the start of a slide towards the rejection, exclusion and misery associated with the spectre of the lonely old queen? Whilst exclusion is possible as gay men age, Middle Aged Gay Men, Ageing and Ageism offers a more nuanced view of gay ageing, using sociological tools to advance understanding beyond stereotypes.

Ageing through Austerity - Critical Perspectives from Ireland (Hardcover): Kieran Walsh, Gemma M. Carney, Aine Ni Leime Ageing through Austerity - Critical Perspectives from Ireland (Hardcover)
Kieran Walsh, Gemma M. Carney, Aine Ni Leime
R3,189 Discovery Miles 31 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Demographic ageing is identified as a global challenge with significant social policy implications. This book explores these implications, with a particular focus on the pressures and prospects for ageing societies in the context of austerity. The book presents a carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis. Providing a close, critical analysis of ageing and social policy that draws directly on the perspectives of older people, the text makes significant advances in framing alternatives to austerity-driven government policy and neoliberalism, giving a refreshing interdisciplinary account of contemporary ageing.

The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia (Hardcover): Martin Gitlin The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
Martin Gitlin
R2,017 Discovery Miles 20 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This encyclopedia defines and contextualizes the Baby Boomer generation and the wide-reaching contributions of its members throughout modern American history. Comprising some 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1965, the Baby Boomers have significantly changed every aspect of American history and culture. The members of this generation experienced some of the most tumultuous times in American history; indeed, the Boomers helped create these pivotal eras. From the advent of rock and roll to disco and rap, from the sexual revolution to the arrival of AIDS, and from race riots to the election of a black president, Baby Boomers have seen it all. Through nearly 100 alphabetically arranged entries, this encyclopedia gives later generations insight into the contributions of the Baby Boomers, and it helps members of that generation better contextualize their own experiences. Included entries are written in a clear and engaging manner, covering politics and activism, entertainment, the economy, gender roles, arts, pop culture, sports, religion, drug and alcohol use, and many other subject areas. Contains nearly 100 alphabetically arranged encyclopedia entries Includes a chronology of historic events Provides a bibliography of selected print and electronic sources

Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty (Paperback): Harry Blatterer Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty (Paperback)
Harry Blatterer
R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Impatient with popular and academic hand-wringing over 'prolonged adolescence' (or young people's unwillingness to grow up), Blatterer in this overdue sociological treatise on the changing nature of adulthood in Western society counters that such judgments unfairly draw on obsolete norms of adulthood... Blatterer's writing is eloquent...his arguments are well considered, important, and thought-provoking."- Choice

Adulthood is taken for granted. It connotes the end of childhood, the resolution to the "storm and stress" period of adolescence. This conception is strongly entrenched in the sociology of youth and the sociology of the life course as well as in the policy arena. At the same time, adulthood itself remains unarticulated; journey's end remains conceptually fixed and theoretically uncontested. Adulthood, then, is both central to the social imagination and neglected as an area of sociological investigation, something that has been noted by sociologists over the last four decades. Going beyond the overwhelmingly psychological literature, this book draws on original qualitative research and theories of social recognition and thus presents a first step towards filling an important gap in our understanding of the meaning of adulthood.

Harry Blatterer is Lecturer in Sociology at Macquarie University where he teaches introductory sociology, social theory and courses on the life course, generations and intimacy.

Family and Aging Policy (Paperback): Francis G. Caro Family and Aging Policy (Paperback)
Francis G. Caro
R1,359 R1,181 Discovery Miles 11 810 Save R178 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn how public policies can help families provide the care their elderly relatives need Family and Aging Policy examines how public initiatives to assist the elderly in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Denmark, and Sweden can impact families who provide them with long-term care. For the majority of older people, the aging experience involves their families directly and indirectly, affecting income security, housing, and health care. This unique book addresses the aging issues that matter most to families struggling to deal with the demands of care giving and provides answers on how the public sector can help. As the traditional nuclear family becomes a memory and the notion of extended family disappears, the need for public interventions to help the elderly increases. A significant number of people grow old without families they can depend on. Others have families who want to help, but lack the financial means or the housing needed to provide care. Family and Aging Policy offers options on how families and formal services can share responsibilities, including how families can juggle jobs and care giving, the effects of the Family and Medical Leave Act, consumer-directed service options, community-based care programs, accessory dwelling units and zoning ordinances, and provisions for caregiver support in each of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Family and Aging Policy examines: extensive welfare programs in Sweden publicly funded home care programs in Denmark family-oriented social policies in Singapore shared responsibilities of families and formal services in Canada the Administration on Aging's National Family Caregiver Support program in the United States California Caregiver Resource Centers and much more! Family and Aging Policy is an invaluable tool for researchers and policy analysts working in family policy issues and as an essential supplemental text for course work in gerontology, sociology, family relations, and social work.

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