TY - BOOK ID - 77874302 TI - Social structures, aging, and self-regulation in the elderly AU - Carstensen, Laura L. AU - Schaie, K. Warner AU - Pennsylvania State University. PY - 2006 SN - 1281811475 9786611811471 0826124127 9780826124128 0826124062 9780826124067 PB - New York : Springer Pub., DB - UniCat KW - Aging KW - Cognition in old age KW - Cognition in the aged KW - Thought and thinking in old age KW - Older people KW - Age KW - Ageing KW - Senescence KW - Developmental biology KW - Gerontology KW - Longevity KW - Age factors in disease KW - Social aspects KW - Psychology KW - Physiological effect UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77874302 AB - This collection considers ways in which societal contexts influence aging by influencing self-regulatory processes. No one doubts that the social contexts in which individuals develop exert strong influence on life trajectories. Those born into environments that provide high quality education, supportive social relations, and economic assets do better in old age than those born into environments bereft of such resources. The extent of this influence, however, is only beginning to be revealed. Recent research shows that life experiences influence basic brain structures (e.g. the effect of music ER -