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How do individuals perceive the experience of aging? Can this
perception predict such developmental outcomes as functional health
or mortality? The 35th volume of ARGG encompasses the most current
and fruitful research findings about the subjective experience of
aging and describes how they fit within a theoretical framework. It
reflects a new and advanced stage of development in the discipline
of subjective aging and will be a building block for future
theoretical and empirical work in this area of study. The book
integrates presentations from a series of recent workshops attended
by an international cadre of subjective aging researchers, the
results of several longitudinal studies from across the globe, and
theoretical propositions from studies that are ongoing.
Chapters-reviewed by independent scholars for ""quality control""--
address major conceptual approaches and key challenges to
subjective aging research; research designs, empirical findings,
and methodological issues; and the implications of subjective aging
research on interventions, society, and the changing contexts of
aging. Key Topics: Subjective aging and awareness of aging
Connections between research on subjective aging and age
stereotypes and stigma Linking subjective aging to changing social
meanings of age and the life course Psychological and social
resources and subjective aging across the adult life span
Experimental research on age stereotypes Domain-specific approaches
and implications for addressing issues of developmental regulation
Subjective aging as a predictor of major endpoints of aging and
development Exploring new contexts and connections for subjective
aging measures Changing negative views of aging Subjective aging
research from a cross-cultural perspective Subjective aging
research and gerontological practice Future directions for
subjective aging research
This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of
today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the
gerontology literature. Several questions drove the choice of
substance for the book: What kind of new dynamics of aging deserves
consideration? What kinds of theories and fields are at the core of
treating such a new dynamics? And what kind of empirical evidence
should be considered? The master hypothesis on which the book is
based maintains that the new dynamics of old age is best observed
in a range of everyday aging contexts that have been undergoing
major change since the second half of the 20th century. In
particular, five areas of new and persistent dynamics are treated
in depth: the social environment, with a focus on cohort effects in
social relations and the consideration of family relations and
elders as care redelivers; the home environment, with emphasis on
housing and quality of life, relocation and urban aging issues; the
outdoor environment, with consideration of out-of-home activity
patterns, car-driving behaviour and the leisure world of aging; the
technological environment, with treatments of the role of the
Internet and the potential of technology for aging outcomes and;
and the societal environment with a focus on global aging, the new
politics of old age and older persons as market consumers. The
book's main purpose is to provide the scholarly gerontology
community with a comprehensive and critical discussion of these new
trends related to old age. The book will be of interest for the
scholarly community of gerontology in a variety of disciplines;
sociology, psychology, demography, epidemiology, humanities, social
policy and geriatrics; students in gerontology education and in the
disciplines named above who have an interest in aging issues
(graduate level); professionals in practical and applied fields
related to aging such as community and urban planners, health and
care providers and policymakers; people involved in senior
citizens' organizations and those in industry who wish to serve
older people with new products.
This book was nurtured by the belief that the new dynamics of
today's and tomorrow's aging has not yet been treated well in the
gerontology literature. Several questions drove the choice of
substance for the book: What kind of new dynamics of aging deserves
consideration? What kinds of theories and fields are at the core of
treating such a new dynamics? And what kind of empirical evidence
should be considered? The master hypothesis on which the book is
based maintains that the new dynamics of old age is best observed
in a range of everyday aging contexts that have been undergoing
major change since the second half of the 20th century. In
particular, five areas of new and persistent dynamics are treated
in depth: the social environment, with a focus on cohort effects in
social relations and the consideration of family relations and
elders as care redelivers; the home environment, with emphasis on
housing and quality of life, relocation and urban aging issues; the
outdoor environment, with consideration of out-of-home activity
patterns, car-driving behaviour and the leisure world of aging; the
technological environment, with treatments of the role of the
Internet and the potential of technology for aging outcomes and;
and the societal environment with a focus on global aging, the new
politics of old age and older persons as market consumers. The
book's main purpose is to provide the scholarly gerontology
community with a comprehensive and critical discussion of these new
trends related to old age. The book will be of interest for the
scholarly community of gerontology in a variety of disciplines;
sociology, psychology, demography, epidemiology, humanities, social
policy and geriatrics; students in gerontology education and in the
disciplines named above who have an interest in aging issues
(graduate level); professionals in practical and applied fields
related to aging such as community and urban planners, health and
care providers and policymakers; people involved in senior
citizens' organizations and those in industry who wish to serve
older people with new products.
Hans-Werner Wahl, Hermann Brenner, Heidrun Mollenkopf, Dietrich
Rothenbacher and Christoph Rott Ageing research has been identi?ed
as a prototypical ?eld of inquiry deserving the full exploitation
of single discipline approaches and interdisciplinary synergies
amongst these single perspectives. Although this is a generally
accepted insight, there still is a strong need to provide models of
how this global and most fundamental challenge can be dealt with.
It seems in any case necessary to narrow down the wide scope of
ageing research issues to sets of key constructs most promising in
terms of interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation.
Againstthis,themajoraimofthebookistoprovideacomprehensive treatment
of one well-selected set of key issues of recent ageing research,
i. e. health, competence and well-being. In addition, the book's
ambition is to identify priorities for future ageing research and
to further new avenues for interdisciplinary approaches and social
policy applications. The substance of the book is based on an
international conference which took place on June 18 and 19, 2004
in Heidelberg, Germany. Framed within the array of health,
competence and well-being perspectives in ageing research, the idea
of the conf- ence was to provide an integrated presentation of
?ndings generated in the German Centre for Research on Ageing at
the University of Heidelberg (Deutsches Zentrum f. ur
Alternsforschung, DZFA). The centre's three departments, i. e.
Renowned experts in adult development and aging, Manfred Diehl and
Hans-Werner Wahl synthesize decades of psychological research into
a comprehensive volume that considers later life in the context of
lifespan development, social and physical environmental factors,
and historical-cultural influences. In so doing, they review
important research on cognitive functioning, behavioral processes,
personality and identity development, and overall well-being in
middle- to late-adulthood. Diehl and Wahl's framework helps readers
better understand that the development process is influenced by
many facets and can take many different trajectories. Through this
contextualized perspective, they examine the influence that
previous life experiences, beginning in early childhood, can have
on the aging process in older adults. This includes social
relations, technological developments, societal perspectives on
aging, and education. The authors also examine the challenges and
opportunities of aging, using a strengths-based approach to promote
a diverse, nuanced understanding on successful, healthy aging.
Chapters also conclude with dialogues from other experts in the
field, offering multiple different perspectives on the research.
Dieser interdisziplinare UEberblick befasst sich ausfuhrlich mit
den Fragen und Problemen, die Seh- und Hoerverluste fur altere
Patienten und ihre Helfer aufwerfen. Neben den neuesten
medizinischen Erkenntnissen werden vor allem die psychologischen
und psychosozialen Aspekte behandelt wie z.B. Probleme der
Bewaltigung und der Rehabilitation sowie Anwendungsfragen
technischer Hilfsmittel.
Die Beitrage stellen das Thema "Veralterung der deutschen
Gesellschaft" in den Kontext der Alltagsforschung. Alte Menschen
leben in einer besonderen Umwelt. Sie haben besondere
Wohnverhaltnisse und Einkaufsgewohnheiten etc."
Alt werden will jeder. Alt sein nicht nicht unbedingt. Aber was
heiAen Alter und Altern? Wodurch ist unser Leben im Alter -
jenseits von biologischen Faktoren - bestimmt? A. Kruse und H.-W.
Wahl, zwei fA1/4hrende Alternsforscher, vermitteln in diesem klar
geschriebenen Buch anhand der Befunde moderner Forschung die
Botschaft: Alter kann, je nach individueller und gesellschaftlicher
Weichenstellung, einen erfA1/4llten Lebensabend bedeuten und dabei
eine wichtige soziale Funktion erfA1/4llen. Und selbst bei
PflegebedA1/4rftigkeit oder Demenz finden sich noch sehr
verschiedenartige GestaltungsmAglichkeiten der individuellen
Lebensbedingungen. Wir mA1/4ssen die Weichen jetzt richtig stellen,
wenn wir gesellschaftlich und individuell die Herausforderungen des
Alterns bewAltigen wollen.
Wie leben altere Menschen in und mit Umwelten, die sich immer
rascher und komplexer entwickeln? Was haben dabei Lieblingsplatze,
WGs, die Autonutzung, Pflegeroboter und das Internet gemeinsam? Das
Buch gibt anschaulich und wissenschaftlich fundiert Antwort.
Speziell die Themenfelder Wohnen, Mobilitat, Technik und Medien
werden in ihrer sich erganzenden Bedeutung fur das Leben Alterer
dargestellt. Die Auseinandersetzung mit den Potentialen und Risiken
der Nutzung dieser eng miteinander verschrankten Umwelten zeigt
auf, wie ein befriedigendes Zusammenwirken von alten Menschen und
Umwelten gelingen kann.
English summary: In this fully redone 2nd edition, the work informs
comprehensively, concisely and interdisciplinary on central
gerontologist topics and areas of intervention: prevention,
physical activity, cognitive health, psychotherapy, rehabilitation,
intervention in the professional and informal social care
environment, intervention in the local and technical close
environment, participation, engagement as well as ethical and
methodological questions. German description: Das Werk informiert
in der vollig neu bearbeiteten und deutlich erweiterten 2. Auflage
in 100 Schlusselbegriffen umfassend, konzise, praxisnah und
fachubergreifend uber zentrale gerontologische Themen und
Interventionsfelder wie Pravention im Lebenslauf, korperliche
Aktivitat, kognitive Gesundheitsforderung, Rehabilitation,
Interventionen in der Pflege und der raumlichen und technischen
Nahumwelt, Partizipation und Engagement sowie ethische und
methodische Fragen. "Das Buch richtet sich an alle, die die
Gerontologie als ein interdisziplinares Forschungsgebiet begreifen.
Es sollte inhaltlich in den Kopfen aller Forscher und Anwender
prasent sein." (Dr. med. M. Gogol, Prasident der Deutschen
Gesellschaft fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie) "Mit diesem
hervorragenden Nachschlagewerk offnet die Gerontologie ihren
Werkzeugkasten. Ein Buch fur die, die sich mit dem Alter(n) und
seinen Herausforderungen fur unsere Gesellschaft befassen und fur
alle, die dies tun sollten." (Prof. Dr. A. Kuhlmey, Charite
Universitatsmedizin Berlin) "Das Buch kommt zur rechten Zeit: Der
Umbau zu einer Gesellschaft des langeren Lebens hat begonnen.
Dieses Handbuch ist unverzichtbares Kompendium, Ratgeber und
Lehrbuch in einem." (Prof. Dr. U. M. Staudinger ML, Jacobs
University Bremen)
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