Readings in aging and death 在线电子书 图书标签:
发表于2024-11-08
Readings in aging and death 在线电子书 pdf 下载 txt下载 epub 下载 mobi 下载 2024
EFACE<br > Gerontology is the young study of an old problem. Throughout recorded<br > history, humans have been concerned with growing older--sometimes despair-<br > ing at the relentless passage of time; sometimes searching for a fountain of<br > youth or elixirs to restore declining vigor; and, on occasion, reflecting on the<br > wisdom or calm that the years have brought them. The systematic study of<br > aging, however, is a fairly recent phenomenon, becoming focused with the<br > founding of the Gerontological Society in 1945. Since that time it has grown<br > steadily, both as a discipline and as part of college curricula. One aspect of<br > gerontological research is certainly an understanding of the basic processes<br > of aging, with the age-old goal of discovering those keys that would prolong<br > and improve the quality of life. But more immediately, the study of aging is<br > concerned with integrating the later years into our view of human life.<br > We have often looked at development as something occurring only in<br > childhood and adolescence, with its goal the attainment of a plateau of<br > maturity and ability we call adulthood. But the possibilities for change and<br > growth throughout the adult years are great, even near the end of life where<br > one may be experiencing a decline in health or in some abilities. Develop-<br > ment is the process of our lives, and it does not cease at age 21 or 45 or 65:<br > only its focus changes.<br > A major purpose of this book is to explore the processes of developmen<br > in the later years and their impact on people s lives. This search is not withoul<br > pain or disappointment; however, involvement with older persons will brinE<br > students into contact with people who often long for human contact, whc<br > can be wise or sad or funny or foolish, but who give us a sense of our pas~<br > and a view of the present that otherwise would be lost to us. There is a specia!<br > delight in bridging over age differences with warmth and understanding. Ir<br > addition to our personal enrichment, a balanced view of aging, emphasizin~<br > both the continuing strengths and abilities as well as the difficulties that ma3<br > confront the old, is of value to the student who may enter a profession tha<br > directly serves older persons, or who may work as a volunteer,, or for.relating_<br >
评分
评分
评分
评分
Readings in aging and death 在线电子书 pdf 下载 txt下载 epub 下载 mobi 下载 2024