The Meanings of Age: Selected Papers by Bernice L. Neugarten (English) Paperback

Description: The Meanings of Age by Bernice L. Neugarten, Dail A. Neugarten Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings together Bernice Neugartens contributions in four areas: "Age as a Dimension of Social Organization"; "The Life Course"; "Personality and Adaptation"; and "Social Policy Issues". FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of adult development and aging. Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings together Neugartens most important contributions in four areas: Age as a Dimension of Social Organization; The Life Course; Personality and Adaptation; and Social Policy Issues. Each section is introduced by an eminent authority in the area, including George L. Maddox, Gunhild O. Hagestad, David L. Gutmann, Robert H. Binstock, and Dail A. Neugarten, who explains and highlights Neugartens contributions in light of the most recent research. Carefully edited by Dail Neugarten, each chapter presents the reader with Bernice Neugartens original formulations on topics such as age norms and age constraints, the changing meanings of age, and age neutral social policy. Including four previously unpublished papers, The Meanings of Age will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of psychology, education, law, medicine, social policy, and gerontology. Author Biography Bernice L. Neugarten (1916-2001) was a professor of education and sociology at Northwestern University and professor emeritus of behavioral science at the University of Chicago. She served as president of the Gerontological Society. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980. She served on the United States Federal Council on Aging. Neugarten was a key contributor in the 1971 and 1982 White House Conferences on Aging. In 19965 Neugarten was honored with the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword: Bernice L. Neugarten and the Meanings of Age Dail A. Neugarten Introduction Introduction: Definitions and Descriptions of Age George L. Maddox 1: Age Norms, Age Constraints, and Adult Socialization Bernice L. Neugarten, Joan W. Moore, John C. Lowe. 2: Age Groups in American Society and the Rise of the Young-Old 3: The Young-Old and the Age-Irrelevant Society 4: Age Distinctions and Their Social Functions 5: The Changing Meanings of Age Bernice L. Neugarten, Dail A. Neugarten. Introduction: Thoughts about the Life Course Gunhild O. Hagestad 6: Continuities and Discontinuities of Psychological Issues into Adult Life 7: Sociological Perspectives on the Life Cycle Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan. 8: Time, Age, and the Life Cycle 9: The Future Social Roles of the Aged 10: The Middle Years Bernice L. Neugarten, Nancy Datan. 11: Midlife Women in the 1980s Bernice L. Neugarten, Lorill Brown-Rezanka. 12: Social and Psychological Characteristics of Older Persons 13: Womens Attitudes toward the Menopause Bernice L. Neugarten, Vivian Wood, Ruth J. Kraines, Barbara Loomis. 14: The Changing American Grandparent Bernice L. Neugarten, Karol K. Weinstein. 15: The Middle Generations 16: Retirement in the Life Course Introduction: The Idiosyncratic Faces of Personality David L. Gutmann 17: Age-Sex Roles and Personality in Middle Age: A Thematic Apperception Study Bernice L. Neugarten, David L. Gutmann. 18: Personality Changes in the Aged 19: Personality and Patterns of Aging Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin. 20: Personality and the Aging Process 21: Disengagement, Personality, and Life Satisfaction in the Later Years Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin. 22: Disengagement Reconsidered in a Cross-National Context Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst. 23: The Measurement of Life Satisfaction Bernice L. Neugarten, Robert J. Havighurst, Sheldon S. Tobin. 24: Patterns of Aging: Past, Present, and Future 25: Successful Aging in 1970 and 1990 Introduction: The Prescience and Influence of Bernice Neugarten Robert H. Binstock 26: Social Implications of Life Extension 27: Policy for the 1980s: Age or Need Entitlement? 28: Family and Community Support Systems 29: New Perspectives on Aging and Social Policy 30: The Goals of Medicine in an Aging Society Bernice L. Neugarten, Christine K. Cassel. Introduction: Speculations about the Meanings of Age Dail A. Neugarten 31: Gerontology and the Aging Society 32: The End of Gerontology? Bibliography of Bernice Neugarten Index Details ISBN0226573842 Author Dail A. Neugarten Language English ISBN-10 0226573842 ISBN-13 9780226573847 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1996 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Edited by Dail A. Neugarten Birth 1916 Affiliation Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, USA Short Title MEANINGS OF AGE Pages 448 DOI 10.1604/9780226573847 UK Release Date 1996-12-15 AU Release Date 1996-12-15 NZ Release Date 1996-12-15 US Release Date 1996-12-15 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1996-12-15 DEWEY 155 Audience Undergraduate Subtitle Selected Papers We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:22998402;

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