Main description:

This book explores the reality of ageing and old age from the perspectives of the individual and society. It emphasizes cross-cultural aspects of ageing and communication issues both within and across generations. The authors approach the understanding of ageing from a multi-disciplinary perspective, integrating biology, psychology, linguistics, sociology, and history. The book is organized as follows: historical and broader cross-cultural issues of ageing, followed by biomedical, psychological, social, and communicative aspects of ageing. The book concludes with an in-depth analysis of the existential dimension of ageing followed by an evolutionary perspective.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Old Ages in History.- Chapter 3. Old People Across Cultures.- Chapter 4. Ageing in Better Mental Heatlh.- Chapter 5. The Psychology of Older Ages.- Chapter 6. The Social Dimension of Older Ages.- Chapter 7. Language and Communication.- Chapter 8. Joureny Towards the End of Life.- Chapter 9. Agening in Evolutionary Perspective.- Chapter 10. Fullfilling Ageing.