Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0122268601 ISBN 13: 9780122268601

Publisher: Academic Press, 1996

Synopsis

Edited by James Birren, one of the world's leading researchers in gerontology, this two-volume work is the most comprehensive work on age, aging, and the aged available. This entirely new encyclopedia covers the latest research on the biology, psychology, and sociology of aging in addition to covering how aging is depicted in the humanities. This dynamic field has grown over the years to encompass fascinating studies of development and change with age. This encyclopedia provides a reference source for identifying major areas of investigation and our knowledge to date. Prepared for a college- and professional-level readership, each article provides depth and breadth of coverage, including theory and summaries of empirical findings. Every article contains a definition paragraph, describing the subject at hand, a glossary of unfamiliar terms, and a bibliography of suggested readings. The set is fully cross-referenced and contains a complete subject index.

• Biology--molecular and cellular aging; physiology and neurobiology of aging
• Psychology--how aging affects sensation, perception, learning, and memory
• Social sciences--home care, quality of life, economics of an aging population
• Health science--epidemiology, mental health, Alzheimers, AIDS
• Humanities--characterization of aging in research, literature, and film; perceptions of the aged

About this title

Review:

Academic Press Presents a Classic Reference - The Only Source You'll Need on Aging

About the Author:

James E. Birren is currently Associate Director of the Center on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles, and serves as an adjunct professor in medicine, psychiatry, and biobehavioral sciences. He is also professor emeritus of gerontology and psychology at the University of Southern California. Dr. Birren's previous postions include service as Chief of the section on aging of the National Institute of Mental Health, founding Executive Director and Dean of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center of USC, founding Director of the Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research at UCLA, and President of the Gerontological Society of America, the Western Gerontological Society, and the Division on Adult Development and Aging of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Birren's many awards include the Brookdale Foundation Award for Gerontological Research, the Sandoz prize for Gerontological Research, and the award for outstanding contribution to gerontology by the Canadian Association of Gerontology. Author of over 250 scholarly publications, Dr. Birren has research interests including how speed of behavior changes with age, the causes and consequences of slowed information processing in the older nervous system, the effect of age on decision-making processes, and the role of expertise in skilled occupations. He has served as a delegate to several White House Conferences on Aging and continues to have a strong interest in developing national priorities for research and education related to issues of aging.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0122268601
• ISBN 13: 9780122268601
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1474
• Editor: Birren James E., Rattan Professor Suresh I. S., Marshall Victor W., Cole Thomas R., Solomon David, Masoro Edward J., Schaie Professor K Warner, Gutman Gloria