Psychology of Ageing

Spousal bereavement seems to be one of the most devastating things a person can suffer through during the course of his or her life and it can resu...

'Essential reading for everyone' – Marian KeyesCracking the Menopause opens up the conversation about an urgent topic that half the population will...

People often say that you should "act your age", but what do they know? This sourcebook of delightful ideas and uplifting quotes will tempt you to ...

How can we create more meaningful and intimate connections with our loved-ones? By using moments of discord to strengthen our relationships, explai...

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the challenges women may face as they navigate the multiple roles that they carry. Attention is g...

The ageing of the world’s populations, particularly in Western developed countries, is a well-documented phenomenon; and despite many positive imag...

As our global demographic shifts towards an increasingly aging population, we have an opportunity to transform how we experience and think about ge...

Sleeping patterns change with age, whether we are growing up, or growing old. While most people are prepared for the rapidly altering sleep pattern...

Retirement is a comma in our lives, not a full stop. Life After Work looks at the psychological, emotional and wellbeing issues that surround this ...

Retirement is a comma in our lives, not a full stop. Life After Work looks at the psychological, emotional and wellbeing issues that surround this ...

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the challenges women may face as they navigate the multiple roles that they carry. Attention is g...

Enhancing the Wellbeing and Wisdom of Older Learners: A Co-research Paradigm examines how lifelong learning, becoming wise, and sharing wisdom are ...

Aging and Work in the 21st Century, 2nd edition, reviews, summarizes, and integrates existing literature from various disciplines with regard to ag...

The ageing of the world’s populations, particularly in Western developed countries, is a well-documented phenomenon; and despite many positive imag...

The Biennial Jake Harwood Outstanding Book Award 2024National Communication Association Communication and Ageing Division, Outstanding Book Award 2...

In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their most interesting...

Presents the foundations for understanding gerontology. Chapter-by-chapter it addresses different aspects of ageing such as personality changes and...

In this fascinating book, leading international experts in gerontology and social work examine the conditions of older people in their respective n...

Although many aspects of fluid cognition decline with advancing age, simple observation in the wild suggests that older adults, generally speaking,...

This special issue covers different aspects of life course development. The central argument of the first paper is that human development should be...

For undergraduate courses in sociology and psychology which examine ageing adulthood. This book focuses on the dramatic changes to the nature of po...

Originally published in 1987, a well-known Jungian analyst, the late Bani Shorter writes here about how women are initiated into becoming themselve...

Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology provides a review of methodological approaches and data-collection methods commonly used with older...