Old Age In Europe A Textbook of Gerontology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Komp, Kathrin. (Editor), Aartsen, Marja. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Aging,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Geriatrics.; Aging > Research.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Aging.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6134-6

Europe currently is the oldest continent in the world and its population is still ageing. This demographic shift affects society, economy, and welfare states. Scholars from various disciplines and the public noted this development and wonder what effects it may have, but lack adequate information. T...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: Alan Walker
• 1: Introduction: Older People under the Magnifying Glass: Kathrin Komp and Marja Aartsen
• 2: Bio- and Health Gerontology: How Ageing Changes our Bodies: Joel Ankri and Bernard Cassou
• 3: Gerontopsychology: Ageing is all in your Head: Mike Martin, Nathan Theill and Vera Schumacher
• 4: Social Gerontology: Older People and Everybody Else: Christina Victor
• 5: Political Gerontology: Population Ageing and the State of the State: Kathrin Komp
• 6: Economic Gerontology: Older People as Consumers and Workers: Jolanta Perek-Bialas and Joop J. Schippers
• 7 Gero-Technology: Old Age in the Electronic Jungle: Harald K<U+00fc>nemund and Nele Tanschus
• 8: Cultural Gerontology: Valuing Older People: Ricca Edmondson
• 9: Conclusion: The Future of Greying Europe: Marja Aartsen and Kathrin Komp
• Glossary
• Annex: Answers to the Quizzes.