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  • THE CHANGING CONTRACT ACROSS GENERATIONS
    VERN L. BENGTSON
    Generational conflict has attracted considerable attention in the media and within academic circles during the past decade. At the center of this collection of papers analyzing various facets of that conflict lie complex issues of generational equity - issues that will remain important for the framing of public policy during the 1990s, What do the young and the middle-aged owe ...

    $1,480.00

  • HANDBOOK OF THEORIES OF AGING
    VERN L. BENGTSON AND RICHARD A. SETTERSTEN
    This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of aging. With virtually all new contributors and content, this edition contains 35 chapters by the most highly respected luminaries in the field. It addresses theories and concepts built on cumulative knowledge in four disciplinary areas- biology, psy...

    $2,128.00

  • HANDBOOK OF THEORIES OF AGING, SECOND EDITION
    L. VERN BENGTSON / BURR DANA BRADLEY
    The field of gerontology has often been criticized for being "data-rich but theory-poor." The editors of this book address this issue by stressing the importance of theory in gerontology. While the previous edition focused on multidisciplinary approaches to aging theory, this new edition provides cross-disciplinary, integrative explanations of aging theory: The contributors of ...

    $1,951.00

  • AGING IN EAST AND WEST
    DR. VERN L. BENGTSON, PHD
    Widely recognized experts present the first comparative analysis of recent developments among six Eastern and Western nations concerning population aging and its consequences. Chapters focus on demographic trends, sociocultural contexts, and policy implications. Nations selected as case studies include: the Peopleís Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Germany, the ...

    $1,951.00

  • ADULTHOOD AND AGING
    DR. VERN L. BENGTSON, PHD
    In this volume distinguished scholars explore and apply the theoretical models of continuity and discontinuity to their research in adult development. The chapters address the different ways in which continuity is affected by change over the life course, as well as how individuals negotiate and maintain crucial continuities by adaptive change. Topics include adult life crises,...

    $1,951.00