This is an auction for AGING & OLDER ADULTHOOD by Joan T Erber.

[This book is available via Fishpond for NZ$396]

"Filled with examples that reflect the diversity of the world we live in, Erber's accessible, yet science-based book focuses on research and theory that add to our understanding of aging and older adulthood. Erber organizes the book around complementary 'big point-of-view' theories that focus on successful aging and successful adaptation (such as 'selective optimization with compensation') as well as on those that emphasize matching the person's competencies with demands of the environment (such as the 'ecological model'). To ensure that students acquire a big-picture understanding of the theory's application, Erber closes each chapter with a discussion of these theoretical models."

CONTENTS:

1. Introduction to Aging and Older Adulthood.
2. Theory and Method in Studying Aging and Older Adulthood.
3. Biological Aging, and Health.
4. Sensation, Perception, and Attention.
5. Memory.
6. Intellectual Functioning.
7. Cognition and Problem-Solving in the Everyday World.
8. Personality and Coping.
9. Social Interaction and Social Ties.
10. Employment, Retirement and Living Arrangements.
11. Mental health services, psychopathology and therapy.
12. Facing the End and a Look to the Future.

Large format hardback 2005.

520 pages.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $8.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.