Gerontology
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Environmental Gerontology
What Now?
Environmental gerontology – the research on aging and environment – evolved during the late 1960s, when the domain became a relevant topic due to societal concerns with the problems of housing for elderly people. The field proliferated during the 1970s and 1980s, and remains viable and active today...
Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
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Social and Motivational Compensatory Mechanisms for Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Series: Special Issues of Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition
Although many aspects of fluid cognition decline with advancing age, simple observation in the wild suggests that older adults, generally speaking, do very well in their day-to-day life. The study of the orchestration of cognitive, social, and motivational compensatory mechanisms in the service of...
Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
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Memory and Aging
Current Issues and Future Directions
Current demographical patterns predict an aging worldwide population. It is projected that by 2050, more than 20% of the US population and 40% of the Japanese population will be older than 65. A dramatic increase in research on memory and aging has emerged to understand the age-related changes in...
Published December 16th 2011 by Psychology Press
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Mass Media, An Aging Population, and the Baby Boomers
Series: Routledge Communication Series
As the oldest members of the baby boomer generation head into their retirement years, this demographic shift is having a substantial influence on uses of mass media, as well as the images portrayed in these media. Mass Media, An Aging Population, and the Baby Boomers provides a comprehensive...
Published January 20th 2012 by Routledge
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Memory, Aging and the Brain
A Festschrift in Honour of Lars-Göran Nilsson
Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series
This book brings together some of the best known experts in their fields to offer a cross-disciplinary summary of current research on human memory. More than this however, the book pays tribute to the work of Lars-Göran Nilsson and his many contributions to the psychology of human memory. The book...
Published October 21st 2012 by Psychology Press





