Track My Order
Help Centre
1300 187 187
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
The Many Faces of Dependency in Old Age - Margaret M. Baltes

The Many Faces of Dependency in Old Age

By: Margaret M. Baltes, Margret M. Baltes

Paperback | 10 March 1996

At a Glance

Paperback

$69.32

or 4 interest-free payments of $17.33 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 7 to 10 business days

Margret Baltes, a major researcher in gerontology, challenges the deterministic view that dependence is a natural consequence of aging. In this important new volume, she presents her theory of learned dependency based upon 20 years of research, which holds that dependency plays an important role in successful aging and is a resourceful adaptation to aging losses.The Many Faces of Dependency in Old Age provides new insights into the social foundation of dependency. Its theoretical foundation and its broad empirical base distinguish it from others in its field. This book attempts to correct the bias towards the virtues of independence over the vicissitudes of dependence, a predominantly North American view. It stresses that dependencies are not always dysfunctional, representing only loss. Baltes also incorporates European, Japanese and feminist ideas about juxtaposing individuality and connectedness in the mature adult.
Industry Reviews
'A major contribution to the field of social gerontology. Includes an important methodological framework to conduct future intervention work, guidelines for social policy issues, and theoretical and conceptual issues regarding the adaptivity of dependence and independence as we grow older.' Fredda Blanchard Fields

You Can Find This Book In

Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial GroupsAge GroupsAge Groups for AdultsAge Groups for The ElderlySocial Services & WelfareSocial Welfare & Social ServicesCare of the ElderlyFamily & HealthCoping with / Advice about Personal, Social & Health TopicsCoping with Old Age / Advice about Ageing
PsychologyChild & Developmental Psychology

Other Editions and Formats

Hardcover

Published: 10th March 1996

View Product

More in Child & Developmental Psychology

Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health - Dr Billy Garvey

Ten things I wish you knew about your child's mental health

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$33.25

10%
OFF
Declarative Language Handbook - Linda K. Murphy

Declarative Language Handbook

Paperback

$18.17

All Birds Have Anxiety : An Affirming Introduction to Anxiety - Kathy Hoopmann

All Birds Have Anxiety

An Affirming Introduction to Anxiety

Hardcover

RRP $37.99

$28.50

25%
OFF
Little People, Big Feelings - Gen Muir

Little People, Big Feelings

Paperback

RRP $36.99

$34.50

Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women - Joanne Steer

Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women

Paperback

RRP $63.99

$47.90

25%
OFF
Human Development : 9th Edition - A Life-Span View - Robert Vail

Human Development

9th Edition - A Life-Span View

Paperback

RRP $244.95

$148.75

39%
OFF

This product is categorised by

Popular Searches