Aging and Older Adulthood

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Updated and substantially revised, the second edition of Agingand Older Adulthood reflects the most current scientificresearch and theoretical foundations that contribute to ourunderstanding of aging and older adulthood. * Updated content and references include recent neurologicalfindings on brain structure and functioning as well as factors thatinfluence cognitive functioning, health care, decision making, andsocial relationships * Chapter opening vignettes engage students with real worldillustrations of older adults, which relate to the concepts tocome * Applying Research boxes offer examples of current researchfindings that can be applied to the everyday lives of olderadults * Understanding Aging boxes highlight phenomena, such as"sundown syndrome" and "end-of-lifedesires," which provide a deeper insight into the agingprocess * Integrated themes of diversity, environmental influences onaging, and applications to everyday life relate the story of agingmore directly to key concepts * New Chapter 13 explores what older adulthood may look like inthe future and ties together the author's theoreticalframework with views on positive aging Instructor's Manual with Test Bank and PowerPoint slidesavailable online at www.wiley.com/go/erber

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Joan T. Erber

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"The second edition of this textbook builds on thesolid foundation of its predecessor and incorporates new researchand developments in a user-friendly way. It is easy to tellthat the author is passionate about teaching adult development andaging courses. In particular, I liked how Erber did notsacrifice historically important theories and studies in herbook. Thus, I highly recommend this textbook as it representsan excellent introduction to a topic with increasing societal andglobal importance." -Manfred Diehl, Colorado State University "This text has a number of features that will appeal to bothinstructors and students. For example, the author weaves agenuine attention to issues of diversity through each and everychapter. The author also includes realistic examples thatdemonstrate the significance of concepts to readers' own work witholder adults, their own families, and even themselves, no mattertheir age. Most importantly, this text integrates three approachesthat are essential to understanding aging: a biopsychosocial focusthat spans key domains relevant to aging, a lifespan developmentalperspective that views aging as a process rather than an event, andan empirical approach that recognizes the importance of theory andresearch in understanding and improving the experience of latelife. In sum, this text is a vibrantly written, comprehensive, andcurrent introduction to aging and older adulthood, ideal forstudents from many disciplines who need to be prepared for theirown aging and the aging of others around them." -Brian D. Carpenter, Washington University "The second edition of this textbook builds on the solidfoundation of its predecessor and incorporates new research anddevelopments in a user-friendly way. It is easy to tell that theauthor is passionate about teaching adult development and agingcourses. In particular, I liked how Erber did not sacrificehistorically important theories and studies in her book. Thus, Ihighly recommend this textbook as it represents an excellentintroduction to a topic with increasing societal and globalimportance." -Manfred Diehl, Colorado State University "Erber's Aging and Older Adulthood is thoroughlyrevised and updated and incorporates the latest research findingsalong with a compassionate, humanistic perspective. The newmaterial on research applications to everyday problems of olderadults, such as driving, shopping, and medical decision-making,will be of interest to those planning careers in aging as well asthose planning on growing old." -Susan Kemper, University of Kansas
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