Social Challenge of Ageing

Originally published in 1978, this book provided a multi-disciplinary study of the process of ageing for those in the caring professions as well as for planners and architects, whose decisions and designs affected the lives of the elderly.

List of contents

Preface David Hobman. Part One 1. Ageing in Western Society Robert Havighurst 2. Ageing in Eastern Society Daisaku Maeda 3. Ageing and the Environment Robert J. Newcomer and Elizabeth Falor Bexton 4. Ageing and Education Lotte Marcus Part Two 5. Ageing and Health John Brocklehurst 6. Ageing and Social Work Paul Brearley 7. Ageing and the Mind Tony Whitehead 8. Ageing and the Spirit Paul Gaine Part Three 9. Ageing and the Architect/Design for Living - A Case Study M. Jenks and R. Newman. Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Hobman
• Assisted by: Hobman David (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032720876
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3272087-6
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Aging
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, Personal & public health, Psychotherapy, Psychology of ageing, Child & developmental psychology, Social issues & processes, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Geriatric medicine, Social and ethical issues, Personal and public health / health education