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Miranda Leontowitsch, Ralf Lottmann, Christina Dülfer, Smilla Henning
Queeres Altern

Alter - Kultur - Gesellschaft - Band 12

Wer heute alt und lesbisch, schwul, bi, trans oder inter ist, hat eine Vielzahl historischer, rechtlicher und kultureller Veränderungen durchlebt, die tiefe Spuren hinterlassen haben. Doch was wissen wir …

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Lisa Schön
Musikhören mit Demenz

Musik und Klangkultur - Band 78

Vor dem Hintergrund einer alternden Weltbevölkerung ist Demenz eine der größten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Die Verbesserung der Lebensqualität ist ein zentrales Behandlungsziel, wobei insbesondere Mu…

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The Oxford Handbook of Intergenerational Connections

The need to develop connections between members of different generations is being driven by a host of trends and challenges. This handbook presents what is known about the spectrum of intergenerational in…

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Eszter Hargittai, John Palfrey
Wired Wisdom

A surprising window into the online lives of people sixty and over-offering essential insights, no matter your age. Many popular accounts say the older you are, the greater your tech struggles. And it's w…

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Barbara H Rosenwein
Winter Dreams

Examines how the elderly have thought, felt and expressed themselves over 2,000 years.

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Framing Ageing

"Bringing together established and emerging scholars of old age from the Humanities and Social Sciences as well as gerontologists and medical practitioners, this open access book both showcases new s…

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Lucy Schiller
Aging Out

A deeply personal investigation into the current state of eldercare and what it means to grow old in America Unlike many other cultures, our collective stance toward older people in the United States has …

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Ken Stern
Healthy to 100

In this "must-read" (Chip Conley), an internationally recognized longevity and aging expert uncovers the secret to an enduring, thriving life: meaningful social connectionsContrary to popular be…

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Moira Welsh
The Astonishing Lives of Older Women

The Astonishing Lives of Older Women offers both cautionary tales from courageous women and practical financial insights, empowering women to navigate the challenges of career decisions, family responsibi…

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Debra Whitman
The Second Fifty

As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Debra Whitman, a globally recognized expert on aging, wanted to delve deeper into why so many Americans struggled to live well as they aged. And she began to wonde…

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Corinne G Dempsey
A View from Life's Edge

In conversation with ninety-one women over the age of eighty in California, northern Iceland, south India, and among Sisters of St. Joseph in western New York, A View from Life's Edge explores how, in the…

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Margaret Morganroth Gullette
American Eldercide

"Of the Americans who have died of COVID-19, 20% have been elderly people residing in nursing facilities--even though they make up less than a percent of the overall US population. Throughout the pan…

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Claudia Huang
Dancing for Their Lives

Dancing for Their Livesdelves into the world of retired Chinese "dancing grannies" who seek fulfillment amid broad social transformation. Based on ethnographic research, it challenges convention…

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Claudia Huang
Dancing for Their Lives

Dancing for Their Livesdelves into the world of retired Chinese "dancing grannies" who seek fulfillment amid broad social transformation. Based on ethnographic research, it challenges convention…

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Larry Silver
Old Age in Art

A sweeping history of aging in European art across centuries.Old Age in Art shows how elders have been depicted from ancient Greece and Rome to the present century. The book explores portraits, including …

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Colleen M Heflin, Madonna Harrington Meyer
Food for Thought

While food insecurity among households with children often makes the headlines, a quieter issue that receives much less attention is the food insecurity faced by older adults. In 2023, over nine percent o…

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Casey Golomski
God's Waiting Room

A ghost story rich in mystery and life lessons, God's Waiting Room takes readers on a day-long tour of a tropical nursing home to hear stories of older white people and the younger Black nurses who care f…

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Casey Golomski
God's Waiting Room

A ghost story rich in mystery and life lessons, God's Waiting Room takes readers on a day-long tour of a tropical nursing home to hear stories of older white people and the younger Black nurses who care f…

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Oliver Sacks
Musicophilia

From the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.

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Philip Weinstein
Time's Bounty

"A guide to growing old with grace and wisdom."--Kirkus"An elegant rumination....Wise, unvarnished."--Publishers WeeklyChange your perspective about aging. Here is a bracing view of th…

lieferbar ab 11.11.2025.

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