Handbook of Active Ageing and Quality of Life - From Concepts to Applications (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)

This handbook presents an overview of studies on the relationship of active ageing and quality of life. It addresses the new challenges of ageing from the paradigm of positive ageing (active, healthy and successful) for a better quality of life. It provides theoretical perspectives and empirical studies, including scientific knowledge as well as practical experiences about the good ageing and the quality of later life around the world, in order to respond to the challenges of an aged population. The handbook is structured in 4 sections covering theoretical and conceptual perspectives, social policy issues and research agenda, methods, measurement instrument-scales and evaluations, and lastly application studies including domains and geographical contexts. Chapter 5 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2021
Editors:	Fermina Rojo-Perez • Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	655
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-058033-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > The self, ego, identity, personality Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
LSN:	3-03-058033-4
Barcode:	9783030580339

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