TY - BOOK ID - 7152688 TI - Handbook of theories of aging AU - Bengtson, Vern L. AU - Gans, Daphna AU - Putney, Norella M. AU - E.a. PY - 2009 SN - 9780826162519 0826162517 PB - New York Springer Publishing Company DB - UniCat KW - Aging KW - Gerontology KW - Geriatrics KW - Models, Biological KW - Research KW - physiology KW - psychology KW - #SBIB:314H261 KW - #SBIB:314H320 KW - #SBIB:316.8H14 KW - Social sciences KW - Older people KW - Age KW - Ageing KW - Senescence KW - Developmental biology KW - Longevity KW - Age factors in disease KW - Demografische kenmerken: indeling volgens leeftijd KW - Bevolkingsstudies: leeftijdsgroepen: ouderen: algemeen KW - Welzijns- en sociale problemen: bejaarden KW - Physiological effect KW - Gerontologie KW - Bejaardenpsychologie KW - Ouderenpsychologie KW - Aging - Research KW - Gerontology - Research KW - Aging - physiology KW - Aging - psychology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7152688 AB - The purpose of this Handbook is to advance the development and applications of theories of aging. It is a guide to those who wish to build on their knowledge of aging theory in order to better understand their findings about processes of aging. A useful resource for both students and professionals, this book represents the current status of theoretical development in the study of aging.The chapters in this volume are commissioned from scholars whose research in aging has achieved international recognition, and who are concerned with the advancement of cross-disciplinary theorizing in the field. The chapters include: Dynamic Integration Theory: Emotion, Cognition, and Equilibrium in Later Life; Cognitive Control Theory of Aging and Emotional Well-Being; Theorizing Feminist Gerontology, Sexuality and Beyond; and, From Industrialism to Institutionalism: Theoretical Accounts of Aging. ER -