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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC From Strength to Strength
Book SynopsisTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'In this book, Arthur C. Brooks helps people find greater happiness as they age and change' - The Dalai Lama 'This book is amazing' - Chris Evans'A valuable guide to finding new purpose and success in later life' - Daily Mail From the bestselling author and columnist behind The Atlantic's popular 'How to Build a Life' series, a guide to transforming the life changes we fear into a source of strength. In the first half of life, ambitious strivers embrace a simple formula for success in work and life: focus single-mindedly, work tirelessly, sacrifice personally, and climb the ladder relentlessly. It works. Until it doesn't. The second half of life is governed by different rules. In middle age, many strivers begin to find success coming harder and harder, rewards less satisfying, and family relationships withering. In response, they do what strivers always do: they double down on work in an attempt to outrun decline and weakness, and deny the changes that aTrade ReviewIn this book, Arthur C. Brooks helps people find greater happiness as they age and change. -- The Dalai LamaA valuable guide to finding new purpose and success in later life. * Daily Mail *This book is amazing. We've all read it cover to cover. We couldn't put it down. -- Chris EvansBrooks has amassed vast research on happiness... and filled the book with explanations and theories about brain function and its ups and downs through time. * The Independent *To the overachievers, success addicts, and tired strivers who are fairly confident you can’t keep it up forever but will try anyway - this book is for you. Arthur Brooks shows you it’s possible to build a life that really does get better with age. -- Simon Sinek, optimist and author of Start with Why and The Infinite GameArthur Brooks is one of my very favorite thinkers. Witty, wise, and insatiably curious, he is one of the few intellectuals who can reliably weave scientific research and everyday observations into what we all really need: succinct advice for a good life. -- Angela Duckworth, founder and CEO of Character Lab and author of GritFrom Strength to Strength offers real answers to timeless questions about happiness and progress: How can I be happier? How can I have more meaning in life? What is the most important thing to me right now and why? -- Eric Schmidt, former chairman and CEO of GoogleIn this sparkling book, Arthur Brooks considers one of the oldest and deepest questions in the spiritual tradition, namely, how to navigate the tricky waters that separate the first and second halves of life. I found inspiration and hope literally on every page. -- Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los AngelesBrooks appears to have a clear strategy here: first he horrifies you, then he bucks you up. An alternate title for this book could be The Good News About Your Inevitable Decline. Most of us strivers believe we can keep racing until we run out of road. Arthur is trying to save us pain and maximize our contributions to the species. Every ambitious person should read this. -- Dan Harris, author and former ABC News anchorFrom Strength to Strength is a wise and inspiring guide to reimagining the rest of your life. If you’re a striver tired of striving, this remarkable book is for you. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive, When, and A Whole New MindTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Man on the Plane Who Changed My Life Chapter 1: Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think Chapter 2: The Second Curve Chapter 3: Kick Your Success Addiction Chapter 4: Start Chipping Away Chapter 5: Ponder Your Death Chapter 6: Cultivate Your Aspen Grove Chapter 7: Start Your Vanaprastha Chapter 8: Make Your Weakness Your Strength Chapter 9: Cast into the Falling Tide Conclusion: Seven Words to Remember Acknowledgments Notes Index
£10.44
Pan Macmillan The Lost Girls of Autism
Book SynopsisGina Rippon is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Birmingham. Her research involves state-of-the-art brain imaging techniques, investigating how the brain interacts with its world. She is an outspoken critic of outdated gender stereotypes in the field, and is the author of The Gendered Brain and The Lost Girls of Autism.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ill Show Myself Out
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Poignant and brutally honest. . . will make you laugh out loud.” — Washington Post, "The Best Feel-Good Books of the Year" “A laugh-out-loud book of essays. . . . strikes gold. . . . Klein’s comedic sensibilities and abundant care for women make her the ideal writer to square off against the obligations and judgments placed on mothers. . . . an instant classic." — Glamour “Comedian Jessi Klein delivers a necessary laugh for parents just beginning to emerge from the dumpster fire otherwise known as pandemic parenting. . . . grapples with the humiliations and possibilities of midlife and motherhood, from impossible car seats to equally befuddling ‘Mama’ necklaces. Even the essay titles are funny.” — Time Magazine "Her humor and insights are spot-on." — People, "The Best New Books" "Achingly funny." — Esquire, "The 8 Best Comedy Books of the Year" “Brutally honest and so very human.” — Vulture, “The Best Comedy Books of the Year (So Far)” “Jessi Klein is back with an unflinchingly honest and hilarious memoir about navigating the absurdly high expectations of being both a mom and a woman. . . . I’ll Show Myself Out will not only make you laugh but also, and most importantly, think, ‘Hmm, so it’s not just me.’” — Shondaland “Jessi Klein has yet again ‘delivered’ (and yes I’m using that in the messy motherhood-pun way—I’m not the writer) a collection of the most relatable, achingly raw, and stunningly human essays I have read about the mess of motherhood and this chapter of life since her last collection. And… they are of course hilarious. THANK YOU JESSI for this gift. Please read it, mothers. It is nourishment.” — Kathryn Hahn “Jessi Klein’s essay collection spoke to the deepest part of my soul and being. Her framing of motherhood as a ‘hero’s journey’ made me weep from feeling seen. I also howled with laughter so many times I was politely asked to leave a restaurant. It’s a perfect book.” — Casey Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of The Wreckage of My Presence “I'll Show Myself Out is so pee-in-the-pants funny, I made sure to wear period underwear while reading it. Insanely smart and wildly relatable, Jessi Klein's highly anticipated second book is the most entertaining thing I've read in a long time.” — Ali Wong, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Girls "Jessi Klein has once again arrived with a collection of essays so familiar to me, it's like she has been directly inside my brain. Smart, bold, and uproariously funny. It's a 10/10 from me." — Kate Baer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Kind of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well “[Klein] is gifted at turning the day-to-day minutiae into comedy gold, while simultaneously pulling back to lend commentary (often searing commentary) on the larger picture. A lot of her writing reminds me of David Sedaris, the way you find yourself laughing your ass off as you read along, and then suddenly you’re like why is my heart in my throat?” — Jenny Rosenstrach, New York Times bestselling author of The Weekday Vegetarians and Dinner: A Love Story “A bold and irreverent collection. . . . Klein is full of surprises, and moments of hilarity often dissolve into unexpected glimpses of joy. . . . Funny, clever, and full of heart, this one’s a gem.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Klein isn't here to make motherhood look pretty, but she ends up making it look pretty great in the truest sense of the word, mixing laughs with poignancy and treating heavy topics with a brightening kind of honesty.” — Booklist Praise for You'll Grow Out of It: "A book like Jessi Klein's YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT comes along to remind us just what an artful confessional essay can do." — New York Times "Is it really a surprise that comedian Jessi Klein, head writer and executive producer for Inside Amy Schumer, would write a book of personal essays brimming with sharp observations and insights and poignant recollections but that above all is very, very funny? ...We guarantee that this book will quickly become one of your summer favorites." — Entertainment Weekly "[Jessi Klein's] astute, hilarious essays about the perilous path to modern womanhood will have you wincing in recognition." — People "Klein shares her eccentric path to adulthood, from her tomboyish girlhood to sidesplitting dating tales and beyond in this uproarious, relatable, and irresistible memoir." — Harper’s Bazaar "Deftly blending irreverent humor with poignant insights, Klein's writing is wonderfully intimate." — New York magazine "Never afraid to share insights and reveal the raw truth behind her own stories, Klein makes readers laugh while inspiring them, a feat that calls to mind the work of the late Nora Ephron. This uplifting and uproarious collection of personal essays will be repeatedly shared among friends." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Reading [Jessi Klein's] book is like watching her--doubtless superb--stand-up act." — Booklist (starred review) "A gifted comedian turns the anxieties, obsessions, insecurities, and impossible-to-meet expectations that make up human nature into laughter." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Berghahn Books Coming of Age in Times of Uncertainty
Book Synopsis Adulthood is taken for granted. It connotes the end of childhood, the resolution to the “storm and stress” period of adolescence. This conception is strongly entrenched in the sociology of youth and the sociology of the life course as well as in the policy arena. At the same time, adulthood itself remains unarticulated; journey’s end remains conceptually fixed and theoretically uncontested. Adulthood, then, is both central to the social imagination and neglected as an area of sociological investigation, something that has been noted by sociologists over the last four decades. Going beyond the overwhelmingly psychological literature, this book draws on original qualitative research and theories of social recognition and thus presents a first step towards filling an important gap in our understanding of the meaning of adulthood.Trade Review “…this book will be useful for scholars and students who want to explore and grasp the meaning of being an adult today. What is especially interesting is how the author expounds his main premise. Blatterer’s arguments are grounded on the work of traditional sociology theorists (e.g. Durkheim, Weber), and he also critically explores theories of individualization, the life course, and biography of modernity (e.g. Bauman, Beck, Giddens, Honneth).Within this theoretical framework, the author engages in a discussion of emerging social trends and compares them to the traditional and normative model that precedes them.” · Sociology “[This book] constitutes a novel and sophisticated approach to the study of age in and beyond the Western context primarily analysed by Blatterer… [and] will appeal not only to scholars interested in age studies, but also to a wider readership, in and beyond academia, with an interest in understanding the ways in which neoliberal transformations affect and impinge on the life of people in novel and unprecedented ways…this book is a timely and informed addition to an emerging critical scholarship of neoliberalism.” · JRAI "Impatient with popular and academic hand-wringing over 'prolonged adolescence' (or young people's unwillingness to grow up), Blatterer in this overdue sociological treatise on the changing nature of adulthood in Western society counters that such judgments unfairly draw on obsolete norms of adulthood… Blatterer's writing is eloquent…his arguments are well considered, important, and thought-provoking." · ChoiceTable of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Peter Beilharz Introduction Chapter 1. Representations of Adulthood Chapter 2. Adulthood, Individualization, and the Life Course Chapter 3. Adulthood and Social Recognition Chapter 4. From Adulthood as a Goal to Youth as a Value Chapter 5. New Adult Voices I: The Meaning of Adulthood Chapter 6. New Adult Voices II: Without a Center that Holds Conclusion: Redefining Adulthood Epilogue Bibliography
£21.56
Little, Brown & Company Kids These Days The Making of Millennials
Book SynopsisA Millennial''s groundbreaking investigation into why his generation is economically worse off than their parents, creating a radical and devastating portrait of what it means to be young in America.Millennials have been called lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature, but when you push aside the stereotypes, what actually unites this generation? The short answer: They''ve been had. Millennials are the hardest working and most educated generation in American history. They have poured unprecedented amounts of time and money into preparing themselves for the twenty-first-century workforce. Yet they are poorer, more medicated, more precariously employed, and have less of a social safety net than their parents or grandparents.Kids These Days asks why, and answers with a radical, brilliant, data-driven analysis of the economic and cultural forces that have shaped Millennial lives. Examining broad trends like runaway student debt, the rise of the intern, maTrade ReviewKids These Days is the best, most comprehensive work of social and economic analysis about our benighted generation. Malcolm Harris matches Naomi Klein for depth of research and Jane Jacobs for systemic vision. If you're a millennial who feels economically jinxed and unfairly spat-upon, but can't say why, cram this book in your brain; if you think millennials are lazy and entitled, cram this book in your mouth. Fascinating, infuriating, and bulging with receipts, Kids These Days shows us why no space is safe. * Tony Tulathimutte, author of Private Citizens *
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University of California Press Smart Girls
Book SynopsisAre girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls' academic success. Describing girls' varied everyday experiences, the authors show how teachers, parents, and media commentators can help smart girls thrive while working toward straight A's and a bright future.Trade Review"A compelling look into the complex topic of female academic success." Library JournalTable of ContentsForeword by Anita Harris Acknowledgments 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? 2. Driven to Perfection 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses Appendix: Study Participants Notes Bibliography Index
£18.90
HarperCollins Publishers Out of Time
Book SynopsisFrom the hugely respected journalist Miranda Sawyer, a very modern look at the midlife crisis delving into the truth, and lies, of the experience and how to survive it, with thoughtfulness, insight and humour.You wake one day and everything is wrong. It''s as though you went out one warm evening an evening fizzing with delicious potential, so ripe and sticky-sweet you can taste it on the air for just one drink and woke up two days later in a skip. Except you''re not in a skip, you''re in an estate car, on the way to an out-of-town shopping mall to buy a balance bike, a roof rack and some stackable storage boxes.'Miranda Sawyer's midlife crisis began when she was 44. It wasn't a traditional one. She didn't run off with a Pilates teacher, or blow thousands on a trip to find herself. From the outside, all remained the same. Work, kids, marriage, mortgage, blah. Days, weeks and months whizzed past as she struggled with feeling knowing that she was over halfway through her life. It seTrade Review‘A straight-talking handbook for those of us who believe we're still at our peak in middle age but need a few honest signposts’ Viv Albertine ‘I spent a lot of time nodding along in agreement to this book as if it was my favourite record*’ Jeremy Deller *‘Hallelujah’ by Happy Mondays (Weatherall & Oakenfold remix) ‘Sawyer is at her best articulating with honesty the angst many of this generation feel about getting older… the Morrissey of her journalistic generation’ Sunday Times Praise for ‘Park and Ride’: ‘A great success … Such annihilation has been performed before. John Osborne did it. Sid Vicious was there. But this is prime stuff’ Independent On Sunday ‘Like Victoria Wood she has a talent for illuminating the absurdities of how ordinary people live their ordinary lives’ Observer 'Miranda Sawyer's suburban memoir ‘Park and Ride’ was as excellent as we expect’ Julie Burchill, Guardian (Books of the Year)
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The University of Chicago Press How Healthy Are We A National Study of Well
Book SynopsisPresents the key findings from the survey, Midlife in the US (MIDUS) conducted by the MacArthur Foundation, on physical health, quality of life and psychological well-being, and the contexts of midlife. This study measures not only health - the absence of illness - but also reports on the presence of wellness in middle-aged Americans.Trade Review"A decade of innovative research by an all-star scientific team yields this insightful description of strategies we use to navigate challenges over the life course. How Healthy Are We? redefines 'middle age' for scientists and for the rest of our society by debunking the myth of the midlife crisis and revealing the reality of middle age in America today." - Jack W. Rowe, Chairman and CEO, Aetna"
£48.11
The University of Chicago Press Just Words
Book SynopsisIs it just words when a lawyer cross-examines a rape victim in the hopes of getting her to admit an interest in her attacker? Is it just words when the Supreme Court hands down a decision or when business people draw up a contract? In tackling the question of how an abstract entity exerts concrete power, Just Words focuses on what has become the central issue in law and language research: what language reveals about the nature of legal power. John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr, and Robin Conley Riner show how the microdynamics of the legal process and the largest questions of justice can be fruitfully explored through the field of linguistics. Each chapter covers a language-based approach to a different area of the law, from the cross-examinations of victims and witnesses to the inequities of divorce mediation. Combining analysis of common legal events with a broad range of scholarship on language and law, Just Words seeks the reality of power in the everyday practice and application o
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The University of Chicago Press Middle Age and Aging
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The University of Chicago Press Creativity on Demand The Dilemmas of Innovation
Book SynopsisBusiness consultants everywhere preach the benefits of innovation--and promise to help businesses reap them. A trendy industry, this type of consulting is centered around courses, workshops, books, and conferences, all claiming to hold the secrets of success. But what kind of promises does the notion of innovation entail? What is it about the ideology and practice of business innovation that has made these consulting firms so successful at selling their services to everyone from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies? Most importantly, what does business innovation actually mean for work and our economy in general in 2019? In Creativity on Demand, cultural anthropologist Eitan Wilf seeks to answer these questions by returning to the fundamental and pervasive expectation of continual business innovation. Wilf focuses a keen eye on how our obsession with innovation stems from the long-standing value of acceleration in capitalist society. Based on ethnographic work with innovation cons
£80.00
The University of Chicago Press On Your Own without a Net
Book SynopsisDocuments the challenges facing seven vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood - former foster-care youth, youth formerly involved in juvenile justice system, youth in criminal justice system, runaway and homeless youth, former special-education students, young people in mental health system, and youth with physical disabilities.Trade Review"A fruitful, well-defended study of how lifelong disadvantage becomes solidified in the transition from childhood to adulthood.... For researchers and practitioners who are concerned with young peoples' development, especially young people who live on the margins of the society, this book is a valuable reference." - Bernard Schissel, Canadian Journal of Sociology Online"
£26.60
The University of Chicago Press Welcome to Middle Age Other Cultural Fictions
Book SynopsisThe construction of midlife, most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where middle age does not exist.Table of ContentsPreface by Richard A. Shweder Introduction: Welcome to Middle Age! by Richard A. Shweder 1: Midlife Discourses in the Twentieth-Century United States: An Essay on the Sexuality, Ideology, and Politics of "Middle-Ageism" Margaret Morganroth Gullette 2: Deconstructing the Change: Female Maturation in Japan and North America Margaret Lock 3: The Search for Middle Age in India Sudhir Kakar 4: Status Reversal: The Coming of Aging in Samoa Bradd Shore 5: The Return of the "White Man's Burden": The Moral Discourse of Anthropology and the Domestic Life of Hindu Women Usha Menon, Richard A. Shweder. 6: Fertility and Maturity in Africa: Gusii Parents in Middle Adulthood Robert A. LeVine, Sarah LeVine. 7: Children of the 1960s at Midlife: Generational Identity and the Family Adaptive Project Thomas S. Weisner, Lucinda P. Bernheimer. 8: Place and Race: Midlife Experience in Harlem Katherine Newman Contributors Index
£80.00
The University of Chicago Press Welcome to Middle Age And Other Cultural Fictions
Book SynopsisThe construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.
£28.50
Palgrave MacMillan Us Citizen Youth Culture Activism and Agency in a
Book SynopsisWhat are the ties that bind the 'good youth citizen' and the youth activist in the twenty-first century?Trade Review"This richly theorised, fascinating study of young activists should be read by all social scientists. It reinvigorates debates on social movements and the problem of youth, whilst providing a much-needed antidote to the current pessimism about the possibilities of activism and the political engagement of young people." - Diane Reay, Professor of Education, Cambridge UniversityTable of ContentsCitizen Youth' in the Twenty-First Century Understanding Youth Political Engagement: Unpacking Youth Citizenship as Governance Constructing the Good Youth Citizen: A History of the Present Good Citizen/Bad Activist: The Cultural Role of the State in Youth Political Participation Class Exclusions, Racialized Identities: The Symbolic Economy of Youth Activism Becoming Actors: Agency and Youth Activist Subcultures
£39.99
Little, Brown Spark Learning to Love Midlife
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£22.50
WW Norton & Co Emerging Adults in Therapy
Book SynopsisTheoretical, sociocultural and clinical essays on the psychology of today's young adults.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Play Therapy with Adults
Book SynopsisLearn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice with this easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play is not a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar of mental health, along with love and work.Table of ContentsPreface. Contributors. 1. Introduction: The Healing Potential of Adults at Play (DottieWard-Wimmer). PART I DRAMATIC ROLE PLAY. 2. Drama Therapy with Adults (Robert J. Landy). 3. Psychodrama (Adam Blatner). 4. Improvisational Play in Couples Therapy (Daniel J. Wiener andDavid Cantor). 5. Developmental Transformations in Group Therapy with the Elderly(David Read Johnson, Ann Smith, and Miller James). PART II THERAPEUTIC HUMOR. 6. Integrating Humor into Psychotherapy (Steven M. Sultanoff). 7. Humor as a Moderator of Life Stress in Adults (Herbert M.Lefcourt). 8. Therapeutic Humor with the Depressed and Suicidal Elderly(Joseph Richman). PART III SANDPLAY/DOLL PLAY. 9. Using Sandplay in Therapy with Adults (Rie Rogers Mitchell andHarriet S. Friedman). 10. Somatic Consciousness in Adult Sandplay Therapy (KateAmatruda). 11. Play Therapy for Individuals with Dementia (Kathleen S.Mayers). 12. Using Therapeutic Dolls with Psychogeriatric Patients (MallyEhrenfeld). PART IV PLAY GROUPS/HYPNO-PLAY/CLIENT-CENTERED PLAY. 13. Adult Group Play Therapy (Christine Caldwell). 14. Using Games with Adults in a Play Therapy Group Setting(Jennifer Kendall). 15. Hypno-Play Therapy (Marian Kaplun Shapiro). 16. Play Therapy for Dissociative Identity Disorder in Adults(Laura W. Hutchison). Epilogue. Author Index. Subject Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Older People
Book SynopsisCognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is now well established as an effective treatment for a range of mental health problems, but for clinicians working with older clients, there are particular issues that need to be addressed.Trade Review"...a coherently argued, well referenced work that successfully champions its case..." (Mental Health Today, October 2003) "…the best available guide to applying CBT to the problems of later life…has much to offer…an excellent review of the field…contains many thought provoking ideas…I recommend it." (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, August 2006)Table of ContentsAbout the Authors. Preface. Foreword by Aaron T. Beck. Section One: Working Effectively with Older People: Knowledge and Skills. Chapter 1: Basic Gerontology for Cognitive Therapists. Chapter 2: Psychotherapy with Older People. Chapter 3: Cognitive-Behavioural Model for Older People. Section Two: Cognitive Therapy for Late-Life Depression. Chapter 4: CBT for Late-Life Depressive Disorders. Chapter 5: Behavioural Techniques. Chapter 6: Dealing with Negative Thoughts. Chapter 7: Changing Core Beliefs and Assumptions. Section Three: Cognitive Therapy with Special Issues. Chapter 8: Anxiety, Worry, Panic Disorder and Older People. Chapter 9: Insomnia and Sleep Disorders. Chapter 10: Physical Illness, Disability and Depression. Chapter 11: Post-Stroke Depression. Chapter 12: Depression in Dementia and Family Caregiving. Section Four: Final Thoughts. Chapter 13: What to Do When your Patient Says…. Chapter 14: Future Directions and Innovations in Practice. Appendix 1: Blank Forms. Appendix 2: Useful Reference Material. Appendix 3: Useful Websites. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
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University of California Press Coming of Age in America
Book SynopsisWhat is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country.Trade Review"[The book's] tremendously rich portrait of young people's pathways provides keen insight into the intricacies, twists, and turns in the process of becoming adult." American Journal Of Sociology "Impressive... An excellent tool for discussions about adulthood and the road to adulthood for young adults." -- Hennie Weiss Metapsychology Online ReviewTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Mary C. Waters, Patrick J. Carr, and Maria J. Kefalas 1. Straight from the Heartland: Coming of Age in Ellis, Iowa Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas 2. Transitions to Adulthood in the Land of Lake Wobegon Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Douglas Hartmann, and Jeylan T. Mortimer 3. If You Can Make It There . . . : The Transition to Adulthood in New York City Jennifer Holdaway 4. Coming of Age in “America’s Finest City”: Transitions to Adulthood Among Children of Immigrants in San Diego Linda Borgen and Rubén G. Rumbaut 5. Becoming Adult: Meanings and Markers for Young Americans Richard A. Settersten Jr. 6. Conclusion Maria J. Kefalas and Patrick J. Carr Appendix: Methods References Contributors Index
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University of California Press Smart Girls
Book SynopsisAre girls taking over the world? It would appear so, based on magazine covers, news headlines, and popular books touting girls' academic success. This title investigates how academically successful girls deal with stress, the "supergirl" drive for perfection, race and class issues, and the sexism that is still present in schools.Trade Review"A compelling look into the complex topic of female academic success." Library JournalTable of ContentsForeword by Anita Harris Acknowledgments 1. Are Girls Taking Over the World? 2. Driven to Perfection 3. Fitting In or Fabulously Smart? 4. Sexism and the Smart Girl 5. A Deeper Look at Class and "Race": Belongings and Exclusions 6. Cool to Be Smart: Microresistances and Hopeful Glimpses Appendix: Study Participants Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Aging in America
Book SynopsisThe aging of America will reshape how we live and will transform nearly every aspect of contemporary society. Renowned life course sociologist Deborah Carr provides a lively, nuanced, and timely portrait of aging in the United States. The US population is older than ever before, raising new challenges for families, caregivers, health care systems, and social programs like Social Security and Medicare. Organized in seven chapters, Aging in America covers these topics: the history of aging and the development of theoretical approacheshow cultural changes shape our views on agingthe demographic characteristics of older adults todayolder adults'family lives and social relationshipsthe health of older adults and social disparities in who gets sickhow public policies affect the well-being of older adults and their familieshow baby boomers, Gen Xers, and millennials will experience old age Drawing on state-of-the-art data, current events, and pop culture, this portrait of an aging populatTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Aging in America 1. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Aging 2. Who Are Older Adults Today?: A Contemporary Snapshot 3. Family and Social Relationships 4. Health and Well-Being 5. Aging Policy Issues: Domestic and International Perspectives Conclusion Notes References Index
£80.00
Random House USA Inc Beginners
Book SynopsisAn insightful, joyful tour of the transformative powers of starting something new, no matter your age—from the bestselling author of Traffic and You May Also Like“Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves—that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young.” —Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of OutliersWhy do so many of us stop learning new skills as adults? Are we afraid to be bad at something? Have we forgotten the sheer pleasure of beginning from the ground up? Inspired by his young daughter’s insatiable curiosity, Tom Vanderbilt embarks on a yearlong quest of learning—purely for the sake of learning. Rapturously singing Spice Girls songs in an amateur choir, losing games of chess to eight-year-olds, and dodging scorpions at a surf camp in Costa Rica, Vanderbilt tackles five main skills but learns so much more. Along the way, he interviews dozens of experts about the fascinating psychology and science behind the benefits of becoming an adult beginner and shows how anyone can get better at beginning again—and, more important, why they should take those first awkward steps. Funny, uplifting, and delightfully informative, Beginners is about how small acts of reinvention, at any age, can make life seem magical.
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Random House USA Inc Growing Young
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERA smart, research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will help us live to 100.From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet, and ran a half-marathon. She bought goji berries and chia seeds and ate organic food. But then her research brought her to read countless scientific papers and to interview dozens of experts in various fields of study, including molecular biochemistry, epidemiology and neuroscience. What Marta discovered shattered her long-held beliefs about aging and longevity. A strong support network of family and friends, she learned, lowers mortality risk by about 45 percent, while exercise only lowers it by about 23 percent. Volunteering your free time lowers it by 22 percent or so, while certain health fads like turmeric haven't been shown to help at all. These revelations led Marta Zaraska to a simple conclusion: In addition to healthy nutrition and physical activity, deepening friendships, practicing empathy and contemplating your purpose in life can improve your lifespan. Through eleven chapters that take her around the world, from catching wild mice in the woods of central England to flower arranging with octogenarians in Japan, from laboratories to hugging centres, Marta embarks on an absorbing, entertaining and insightful journey to determine the habits that will have the greatest impact on our longevity. Deeply researched and expertly reported, Growing Young will dramatically change the way you seek a longer, happier life.
£15.30
Vintage Canada Bolder How to Age Better and Feel Better about
Book SynopsisA radical re-think of our approach to everything from education, healthcare and work, to design, relationships and politics. An essential and inspiring read for everyone interested in our collective future.A revolution in how we age is here. Yes, ageing is inevitable: one year from now we will all be a year older; that will never change. What can and will change is how we age--and how we can all take a much bolder approach to doing it with vigour and joy.The time has come to cast off prejudices and to blur the lines of what is possible and permissible at every stage of life. In other words: we need to learn to re-imagine our approach to later life. Emboldening ourselves in older age demands big structural changes. For a start, we will have to tear up the old script that locks us into devoting the early part of our life to education, the middle chunk to working and raising kids, and whatever is left over at the end to leisure. In an age-inappropriate
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Midlife Battle Cry
Book SynopsisHaving grappled with her own sense of purpose and direction in midlife, Dawn Barton urges women to view themselves as mighty and relevant and to be bold and excited about redefining the second half of life.
£14.24
SPCK - Kregel Organic Ministry to Women A Guide to
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Kregel Publications Adulting on the Spectrum
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£18.80
Springer Publishing Co Inc Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Book SynopsisThe 41st volume of Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Black Older Adults in the Era of Black Lives Matter, reflects an important moment in the continuing development and maturation of research and scholarship on the lives of older Black Americans. The volume includes literature reviews and empirical analyses on a broad range of topics, including physical and mental health status, psychosocial factors and health, biomarkers, cognitive health, social networks and relationships, social isolation and loneliness, marriage and romantic relationships, discrimination, and cancer caregiving within the family context. In addition, it examines issues familiar to gerontology, such as relationships with family, intimate partners, and fictive kin. The collected works in this volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics greatly enrich the understanding of the diversity of life experiences of older Black adults.Key Topics:<
£101.69
Taylor & Francis Ltd Anger Control Training Practical Training Manuals
Book SynopsisThis training manual addresses the need for a practical and easily accessible guide for professionals working with people presenting with anger problems. It is intended for use by psychologists, OTs, psychiatric nurses, probation officers, psychiatrists, social workers and teachers. This training manual offers a wealth of photocopiable material, including client handouts and facilitators guides. The appendices contain materials for role-play and relaxation. Anger Control Training is a comprehensive programme using a cognitive-behavioural approach and designed for the professional to help people change their thoughts, feelings and behaviour.Trade Review"Williams and Barlow offer a very useful manual for the practitioner to understand the many facets of anger and to remedy the personal and interpersonal distress that it can cause. Their book does a splendid job of teaching basic concepts, and provides valuable tools for clinical practitioners who may otherwise struggle in dealing with the obstinate problem of unregulated anger." — Professor Raymond Novaco, Foreword "This practical guide provides a useful and relevant CBT programme for treating anger problems The materials are bound to be functional for all practitioners, the three volumes are handy and easy to use." — Christina Neitzert Semler, Department of Psychology, University of Oxford, Cognitive Behavioural PsychotherapyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements, Foreword, Introduction, Philosophy of ACT, Scope of the ACT Programme, Contents of the Manual, Publisher's Note, Index of Facilitator’s Guides, Index of Assessments, Index of Handouts and Worksheets, VOLUME I. Part 1. Theories of Anger & Aggression, Part 2. Initiation, Assessment & Evaluation of an ACT Programme, VOLUME II. Part 3. ACT Programme Guide, VOLUME III. Part 4. Techniques and Supplementary Programmes, Bibliography, Index
£80.74
Frontier Mission Fellowship One Gospel for All Nations
£13.77
Impact Christian Books The Discerning of Spirits
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£7.95
Gaia & Friends, Inc The Blossoming of Women
Book SynopsisOpportunitiesto discover new purpose in our later years are abundant when we learn to meetchallenges as gateways to growth. During a life crisis in her seventies, authorKaren Roberts discovered that voices of encouragement were difficult to findamong the popular paradigms of aging as decline, withdrawal, and disengagement.To beginto understand our restlessnessa yearning for deeper awareness and connectionin our later yearsthe Blossoming book opens with a provocative discussion ofaging that examines the frameworks of gender, culture, and human development.By reframing a life crisis in one's later years as a catalyst for insight andtransformation, we can approach old age as a time of profound personal andinterpersonal growth. Women, in particular, embark on this passage intoelderhood with unique life experiences to guide them.Thejourney begins once we identify that we have arrived at a pivotal crossroads. TheBlossoming of Women invites you to
£22.09
Knopf Canada Just Once No More
Book SynopsisIn this vulnerable, honest, beautiful memoir, award-winning writer Charles Foran offers a brief and powerful meditation on fathers and sons, love and loss, even as his own father approaches the end of life.“Luminous. . . . Wise and moving.” —Yann MartelDave Foran was a formidable man of few words, from a different era than his sensitive, literary son, Charlie. As a younger person, Dave had lived alone for months in the bush, overcome snow blindness, hauled a dead body across a frozen lake on a dogsled, dodged bullets in a bar, and gone toe-to-toe with a bear. Some aspects of his life were rollicking while others were more restrained: A decent father and a devoted husband, Dave was also emotionally distant, prone to laconic cynicism and a changeable mood. As Charlie writes: “He struggled most days of his life with wounds he could not readily identify, let alone heal.” The year Charlie turned 55, his 83-year-old father began a slow, final decline, and Charlie surprised himself by wanting to write about their relationship. On the surface, his motivation was to reassure his father that he was loved. But there was also a deeper desire at work. “Late into the middle of my own lifespan,” Charlie writes, “sadness took hold of my being . . . I wanted to say so frankly, never mind how uncomfortable it made me.” In spare, haunting prose, Just Once, No More pulls on these delicate threads— unravelling a fascinating personal story and revealing its poignant universality.
£14.39
B&H Publishing Group Deacon Ministry Handbook The
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£11.92
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Encyclopedia of Adulthood and Aging 3 Volume
Book Synopsis This authoritative reference work contains more than 300 entries covering all aspects of the multi-disciplinary field of adult development and aging Brings together concise, accurate summaries of classic topics as well as the most recent thinking and research in new areas Covers a broad range of issues, from biological and physiological changes in the body to changes in cognition, personality, and social roles to applied areas such as psychotherapy, long-term care, and end-of-life issues Includes contributions from major researchers in the academic and clinical realms 3 Volumes www.encyclopediaadulthoodandaging.comTrade Review"This three-volume encyclopedia set includes a diversity of topics focused on the understanding the physical, mental, and social aspects of aging adults.....the set will serve well as a desk reference for professionals and is an up-to-date addition to academic library reference collections." (Choice Connect 2016)Table of ContentsVolume IAlphabetical List of Entries viiThematic List of Entries xiiiAbout the Editors xixContributors xxiiiIntroduction xcviiAdulthood and Aging A–Volume IIAdulthood and Aging –Volume IIIAdulthood and Aging –ZIndex
£422.10
Taylor & Francis Generation Z
Book SynopsisNo other generation in history has received as much coverage as the Millennial generation. Books, Google searches, blogs, and news articles are everywhere about them. Yet, Generation Z is comprised of our youth and young adults today and has received very little attention comparatively. Those in Generation Z are among our youngest consumers, students, colleagues, constituents, voters, and neighbors. Being able to better understand who they are and how they see the world can be helpful in effectively working with, teaching, supervising, and leading them.Generation Z: A Century in the Making offers insight into nearly every aspect of the lives of those in Generation Z, including a focus on their career aspirations, religious beliefs and practices, entertainment and hobbies, social concerns, relationships with friends and family, health and wellness, money management, civic engagement, communication styles, political ideologies, technology use, and educational preferences.Trade Review"As a fellow Generation Z researcher, I can attest that Seemiller and Grace’s work is truly the most comprehensive and conclusive study of Generation Z to date. It is a must read for anyone who is parenting, educating, employing, marketing to or just plain interacting with this exciting, new generation." - Jeffrey Brauer, Professor of Social Sciences, Keystone College"Seemiller and Grace have masterfully made meaning of complex research on Generation Z using numerous studies and fascinating examples. They characterize this diverse, throwback generation as open-minded, caring, and grounded in a sense of integrity and tenacity. This exceptional book presents a well-grounded profile of this generation and applies that knowledge to such contexts as education and work environment. This is a comprehensive, illuminating, “must read” for employers, educators, clergy, politicians, market researchers, and anyone who will engage this generation." - Susan R. Komives, Professor Emerita, University of Maryland. "If you are part of Gen Z, if you work with someone in Gen Z, or if have a family member who is in Gen Z, you should get this book. You’ll be learning from the experts on the study of Gen Z – Dr. Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace. This book is packed with interesting data, engaging research studies, and fascinating observations. You can read it cover to cover or because of its well-organized structure, you can treat it like a reference book. You will learn to understand Gen Z (and other generations) better, communicate better, and most important, connect better. My bottom line: If you’re a Boomer, Gen X’er, or Millennial, and you find yourself either curious about Gen Z, or you find that you are quick to criticize people in Gen Z, struggling to understand them, then READ THIS BOOK!" - Dr. Ryan M. Niemiec, author of Character Strengths Interventions and Mindfulness and Character Strengths; Education Director of the renown, global VIA Institute on Character."Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace are without question the foremost experts on GenZ today. In Generation Z: A Century in the Making they have compiled the most comprehensive and insightful look at this world changing cohort and how they are already having a significant impact on work, culture, technology, politics and higher education among other areas. A must read for anyone trying to understand today's high school and college students - who they are, how they think and what drives them." - William Faust, Senior Partner and Chief Strategy Officer at OlogieTable of ContentsIntroduction Understanding generations 1. Who Came Before Z 2. Reflection on a Century 3. Who is Generation Z? Navigating the Digital and Physical World 4. Technology 5. Communication 6. Entertainment 7. Money Relationships 8. Family 9. Friends and Peers 10. Romance Mind, Body, and Spirit 11. Physical Well-being 12. Mental Health 13. Risky Behaviors 14. Religion and Spirituality Life and Career Preparation 15. Education 16. Learning 17. Career Aspirations 18. In the Workplace Making a Difference Societal Concerns 20. Politics 21. Civic Engagement and Social Change 22. The Future and Legacy of Generation Z
£24.69
Taylor & Francis Ltd Grandparenting
Book SynopsisGrandparenting: Contemporary Perspectives is one of the first books of its kind to offer a dedicated account of the social and psychological research on this important life stage. Reflecting the contemporary positive approach to ageing, it covers many of the issues that impact the grandparent experience today, such as care-giving and changing family structures, to reveal the health and wellbeing benefits of the grandparent role. It examines biological, psychological, social/ familial, gender, cultural and economic dimensions to map out the current landscape in this emerging field.Moore and Rosenthal draw on quantitative and qualitative, experimental, survey, observation and case study research, including unique data on grandfathers. They examine how people respond to the challenges and possibilities of grandparenting, and how this influences intergenerational relationships and adapting to growing older. The book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date evidence base for stTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Grandparenting: the third act? 2. Becoming a Grandparent: Transitions and Bonding 3. Psychological Benefits of grandparenting 4. Roles and relationships 5. Grandparents and Primary carers 6. Diverse Family structures 7 Health and wellbeing 8. The experience of grandfathers 9. Laws, policies and programs 10. Grandparenting: an agenda for the future; references
£45.59
Picador USA The Happiness Curve
Book SynopsisIn this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come. Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment NowThis book will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end?Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch answers all these questions. He shows that from our 20s into our 40s, happiness follows a U-shaped trajectory, a happiness curve, declining from the optimism of youth into what's often a long, low slump in middle age, before starting to rise again in our 50s.This isn't a midlife crisis, though. Rauch reveals that this slump is instead a natural stage of lifeand an essential one. By shifting priorities away from competitio
£15.20
Crossway Books How Can I Serve My Church
Book SynopsisIn this short booklet, Matthew Emadi reminds believers of their heavenly citizenship and how they can exemplify the kingdom in a hostile world through selfless service to one another and to those around them.
£5.59
American Psychological Association The Lives of LGBT Older Adults
Book SynopsisThis book uses a life course perspective to explore not only the challenges and needs of LGBT older adults, but also their strengths and resilience.Table of Contents Contributors Forward Michael Adams Chapter 1: The Intersection of Culture, Family, and Individual Aspects: A Guiding Model for LGBT Older Adults Nancy A. Orel and Christine A. Fruhauf Chapter 2: The Health and Well-Being of LGBT Older Adults: Disparities, Risks, and Resilience Across the Life Course Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen, Charles P. Hoy-Ellis, Anna Muraco, Jayn Goldsen, and Hyun-Jun Kim Chapter 3: Stigma and LGBT Aging: Negative and Positive Marginality Brian de Vries Chapter 4: Theories of Aging Applied to LGBT Older Adults and Their Families Douglas C. Kimmel Chapter 5: The Meaning of Spirituality in End-of-Life Decisions Among LGBT Older Adults Cody Swartz, Morgan Bunting, Christine A. Fruhauf, and Nancy A. Orel Chapter 6: Access and Equity in the Design and Delivery of Health and Social Care to LGBTQ Older Adults: A Canadian Perspective Shari Brotman, Ilyan Ferrer, Tamara Sussman, Bill Ryan, and Brenda Richard Chapter 7: Community Resources and Government Services for LGBT Older Adults and Their Families Sean Cahill Chapter 8: Family Issues for LGBT Older Adults Kristin S. Scherrer and James P. Fedor Chapter 9: Transgender Aging: What Practitioners Should Know Loree Cook-Daniels Chapter 10: Conclusion: Fostering Resilience in LGBT Aging Individuals and Families Christine A. Fruhauf and Nancy A. Orel Index About the Editors
£62.10
American Psychological Association Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults
Book SynopsisEvery day ten thousand baby boomers turn 65, and by 2030 more than 20% of US residents will be 65 or older. Mental health professionals must become familiar with the unique needs of this growing population. Using the APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Older Adults and the Pikes Peak Model for Training in Professional Geropsychology, this book shows mental health providers how to expand their practice in order to treat older adults. Chapters describe tools and techniques for assessing and treating common conditions that practitioners encounter when working with older adults, including depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment, and prescription drug misuse. Clinical case examples demonstrate how to deliver interventions while avoiding common interactional pitfalls. Includes expert recommendations for assessment tools, additional readings, and online resources. Trade Review“Valuable to the field of aging, broadly, as it captures the joys of gerontological-focused work while emphasizing the importance of contextualizing each aging adult in their unique ethnic, cultural, and personal history.” —The Gerontologist "Altogether, this work provides a handy, comprehensive review of mental health needs and services related to working with aging adults…. Recommended." —Choice "This pragmatic volume, by a leading expert in geropsychology, is a gem. It is replete with practical clinical advice, written in a user-friendly manner, that will easily enhance one’s evidence-based practice. If you work with older adults, or plan to, this is the book to get. For teachers of geropsychology, your search for the ideal text is over!" —Arthur M. Nezu, PhD, DHL, ABPP, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice "Hinrichsen is the internationally known “go-to” person for interpersonal psychotherapy with older adults. This engaging book is integrated with the scientific evidence from lifespan developmental psychology and clinical geropsychology. While rooted in his own long experience as a psychologist, Hinrichsen addresses mental health professionals who are new to working with older adults as well as those who have been in the field for years." —Bob G. Knight, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia “Altogether, this work provides a handy, comprehensive review of mental health needs and services related to working with aging adults…. Recommended.” * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Thinking About Aging and Work in the Field of Aging Chapter 2. Facts About Aging and the Lifespan Developmental Perspective Chapter 3. Overview of Assessment Chapter 4. Overview of Treatment Chapter 5. Assessment and Treatment of Depression and Anxiety Chapter 6. Assessment and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment, Problem Alcohol Use, and Prescription Drug Misuse Chapter 7. Summary and Next Steps Appendix A: Resources Appendix B: Assessment Screening Instruments References Index About the Author
£47.70
American Psychological Association The Psychology of Later Life
Book SynopsisThis book examines current knowledge of adult development and aging using a unique three-part framework that considers lifespan development, social and physical environment, and historicalcultural factors.Trade ReviewWinner of 2021 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award from the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Toward a Contextual Psychology of Later Life Chapter 2. Normal Cognitive Development Into Old Age and Competencies in Everyday Life Chapter 3. Personality Development in Adulthood and Aging Chapter 4. Motivation, Emotion, and Well-Being in Later Life Chapter 5. Subjective Awareness of Aging Processes and Self-Perceptions of Aging Chapter 6. Risks and Potentials of Adult Development and Aging: Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Successful Aging Chapter 7. Behavioral Interventions in Adult Development and Aging Chapter 8. Putting Behavioral Aging Research in Context: A Critical Review and Remaining Challenges References Index About the Authors
£56.70
American Psychological Association Older Women Who Work
Book SynopsisThis book presents research on older women's experiences in the workplace, exploring personal and career identity, social roles, and quality of life concerns for women age 65 and over.Trade ReviewChock-full of practical and academic insights, this accessible work is a must-have for collections of all levels. * Choice *Table of ContentsContributors Series Foreword Mary WyerForewordBonnie R. StricklandAcknowledgments Introduction Ellen Cole and Lisa Hollis-Sawyer Part I: Personal and Career Identities for Older Women 1. From Striving to Thriving: How Facing Adversity Across the Lifespan Can Foster Workplace Resilience Ashley M. Stripling and Jodie Maccarrone 2. The Aging Woman Worker in a Lifespan Developmental Context Valory Mitchell 3. Shifting Values and Late Course Adjustments in the Careers of Older Women Lorraine Mangione, Kathi A. Borden, and Elizabeth Fuss 4. Work-Related Choice and Identity in Older Women Nicky J. Newton and Katherine M. Ottley 5. Plenty More at the Factory Gate: An Autoethnography of a Precarious Work (Life) in ProgressJackie Goode Part II: Societal Roles of Aging Women Workers 6. The Secret Poor Among Us: Older Women Who Work to Make Ends Meet Mary Gergen and Ellen Cole 7. Work-Life Balance and the Older Working Woman H. Lorraine Radtke and Janneke van Mens-Verhulst 8. What, Retire? Not Now--Maybe Not Ever Patricia A. O’Connor 9. "You're Too Young/Old for This": The Intersection of Ageism and Sexism in the Workplace Ruth V. Walker and Alexandria I. Zelin Part III: Diversity and Personal Grit in the Workplace and Beyond 10. Appalachian Grit: Women and Work in West VirginiaJulie Hicks Patrick, Abigail M. Nehrkorn-Bailey, Michaela S. Clark, and Madeline M. Marello 11. Missions Continued: Contextualizing Older Women's Work Pursuits and Passions in Lifelong Journeys Niva Piran 12. Older Immigrant Women Who Work: Building Resilience, Changing Perceptions and Policies Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha and Frauke Schnell 13. Use It or Lose It: Older Women and Civic Engagement Lisa Hollis-Sawyer Appendix: Employment Resources for Older Women Index About the Editors
£54.90
University of Toronto Press The Four Lenses of Population Aging
Book SynopsisWith its implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today, and confronting its complex reality is becoming increasingly urgent, particularly in the age of COVID-19. In The Four Lenses of Population Aging, Patrik Marier looks at how Canada’s ten provinces are preparing for an aging society. Focusing on a wide range of administrative and policy challenges, this analysis explores multiple actions from the development of strategic plans to the expansion of long-term care capacity. To enhance this analysis, Marier adopts four lenses: the intergenerational, the medical, the social gerontological, and the organizational. By comparing the unique insights and contributions of each lens, Marier draws attention to the vital lessons and possible solutions to the challenges of an aging society. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with senior civil servTrade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19
£28.80
University of Toronto Press The Stories We Are
Book SynopsisWilliam Lowell Randall explores the links between literature and life and speculates on the range of storytelling styles through which people compose their lives. In doing so, he draws on a variety of fields, including psychology, psychotherapy, theology, philosophy, feminist theory, and literary theory.Trade Review"[Randall] provides an incredible wealth of information ... A serious study enhanced by a knowledge of several disciplines." -- J.S. Gabin CHOICE "A rich and comprehensive investigation into the metaphor of life as story ... The Stories We Are is a well-written and well thought out work. It presents a very complex metaphor in a not simple but coherent and effective manner. It is a fascinating journey through the life as story metaphor." -- Gary Kenyon Canadian Journal on Aging "Bill Randall's artistry and vitality provide an important point of reference, a work of some imagination and artistry, to assist many others on the journey. For this, we owe him a great debt." -- Linden West International Journal of Lifelong Education "In this meaty, heavily referenced, and insightful book, William Lowell Randall ... speaks to both literary and psychological establishments about the importance of stories to our definition of ourselves." -- Cynthia Whissell Canadian Book Review AnnualTable of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Prologue I. The Aesthetics Of Living Introduction The Question of Creativity The Creation of the Self The Means of Self-Creation The Story of My Life The Art of Living Summary II. Life And Literature Introduction The Allure of Story The Links between Story and Life The Element of Plot The Element of Character The Element of Point of View The Stories of Our Lives Summary III. The Poetics Of Learning Introduction The Autobiographical Imperative The Re-storying of Our Souls The Novel-ty of Our Lives The Stories We Leave Untold The Range of Storying Styles The Art of Living Reconsidered Summary Epilogue Afterword Notes References Index
£30.60
University of Toronto Press Colonizing Russias Promised Land
Book SynopsisColonizing Russia's Promised Land: Orthodoxy and Community on the Siberian Steppe, examines how Russian Orthodoxy acted as a basic building block for constructing Russian settler communities in current-day southern Siberia and northern Kazakhstan.Trade Review"This work does fill an important gap in our knowledge and understanding of the Orthodox Church’s important role in Russifying the empire’s Siberian frontier in the last decades of the tsarist regime. It should be of interest to scholars specializing in Russian imperial history as well as the history of Christian missions in settler colonial situations." -- Sergei Kan, Dartmouth College * The Russian Review *"In this engaging monograph, Aileen Friesen examines the role of the Orthodox Church in colonizing, Russifying, and "civilizing" the Siberian frontier between 1895 and the Bolshevik Revolution." -- J. Eugene Clay, Arizona State University * Sibirica *"Friesen’s work makes a valuable contribution to the growing historiography on Siberia and more broadly on Orthodox identity and lived religion as she exposes the diversity of ‘authentic expression of Orthodox belief.’ Her writing is rich with vivid descriptions of the Siberian landscape and amusing anecdotes that bring the conflicts and contradictions over the nuances of religious ritual to life." -- A.J. Demoskoff, Briercrest College and Seminary * Journal of Mennonite Studies *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 A Settler Diocese 2 Churches as a National Project 3 Parishes under Construction 4 The Politics of Pastoring 5 Living and Dying among Strangers 6 An Anthill of Baptists in a Land of Muslims Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£39.95
University of Toronto Press The Four Lenses of Population Aging
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the actions and plans enacted by the ten Canadian provinces to prepare for the new reality of an aging society.Trade Review"Marier’s new book is a treat for gerontologists as well as for policy-oriented readers who might appreciate this study of how different provinces have implemented policy responses to issues arising from population aging. The book is a tremendous accomplishment based on more than ten years of research in ten provinces, including analyses of public documents and 125 key informant interviews." -- Laura M. Funk, University of Manitoba * Canadian Journal on Aging *Table of ContentsIntroduction Facing the consequences of an aging population Purpose of this book Why focus on Canadian provinces? Why focus on civil servants? Methods Content THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING Chapter 1 – The Lenses of Population Aging Introduction The Intergenerational Lens Generational accounting Dependency ratio Musgrave rule Generational politics The Medical Lens Population aging – a rising number of seniors with special needs Geriatrics – a marginalised specialty in medicine Health promotion or how to age successfully The Social Gerontology Lens The “new” or “positive” gerontology Critical gerontology Political economy The Organizational Lens Conclusion – Policy Lenses in Public Administration Chapter 2 – Population Aging as Policy Problems Introduction Linking policy problems with population aging lenses Defining what is the problem Causality Severity Novelty Proximity Complexity Problem population Solutions to policy problems Solvability Monetarization Governmental capacity Interdependencies Interactions between the lenses: Co-existence, complementarity, and competition Intergenerational and medical lenses Intergenerational and social gerontology lenses Intergenerational and organizational lenses Medical and social gerontology lenses Medical and organizational lenses Social gerontology and organizational lenses Conclusion Chapter 3 – The Politics of the Long View Introduction The rise and fall of planning The fall The revival: Old wines in new bottles? Thinking and action with a long view in the public sector What is the long view How to promote the long view within the public sector? What facilitate or impede the long view in Canadian provinces? Politicization of the civil service Leadership Policy capacity within the civil service Professionalization of the long view Institutional mechanisms Conclusion PUBLIC POLICY AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 4 - Pensions Introduction Historical overview and current structure of Canada’s pension policy CPP/QPP Occupational pensions Private alternatives What solutions for pensions? CPP, ORPP, and new occupational tools What is wrong with the Canadian pension system? The Harper years: Lack of consensus led to multiple provincial initiatives Provincial commissions on occupational pension plans Pooled registered pension plans and Québec’s Voluntary Registered Savings Program Provincial earnings-related pension schemes: The longevity pension and the ORPP The longevity pension The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan The Liberal years: Improving the CPP, occupational pension plans, and new alternatives A lens analysis of the pension debates Conclusion Chapter 5 – Health and Residential Care Introduction Health care expenditure Overview of health care expenditure in Canadian provinces Population aging and health care expenditures Views from civil servants Long Term Care – Residential care A continuum of care? The geopolitical and economic realities of residential care Human resources Analysing the four lenses in health policy The intergenerational lens embedded within the crowding out problem definition Dominance of the medical lens and the marginalisation of the social gerontology lens Organizational lens – Expanding the health perspective into other bureaus COVID-19 and the Long-Term Care Crisis of 2020 Conclusion Chapter 6 – Home Care Services and Caregiving Introduction Home care services in Canadian provinces What is home care? The Canadian context of home care – common challenges Classifying home care models in Canada The role of partisan politics Home care as policy failure? Caregiving A De-familializing model? Caregiving policies across Canada and recent developments Impact on health status, labour market, and retirement income Home care as a universal solution for population aging? Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Conclusion PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION AGING Chapter 7 – Central Agencies and Inter-Ministerial Coordination Introduction The organizational lens and policy problems Central agencies Executive council Monitoring the consequences of population aging in Québec A unique initiative spearhead by a central agency in Nova Scotia Finance Ministries Inter-ministerial coordination Alberta’s approach to aging population Informal channels Conclusion Chapter 8 – Offices for Seniors Introduction The Creation (and Expansion) of Offices for Seniors A diversity of organizational settings Councils on aging What Do Offices for Seniors Do? Dissemination of information Consultations Coordination of seniors’ related issues and programs Policy instruments and policy input The Tension Between the Social and Medical Lenses Embracing healthy aging A return to the Ministry of Health? Still a social perspective? Long Term View Facilitating a long term perspective Obstacles to implement a long term horizon A Third Wave of Offices for Seniors? Seniors’ Advocate Offices Conclusion: Divergent Path for Seniors’ Offices CONCLUSION Conclusion Revisiting the four lenses of population aging Intergenerational lens Medical lens Social gerontology lens Organizational lens Revisiting the theoretical expectations on the long view Federalism, population aging, and policy diffusion and learning The continuing marginalisation of social policies and its consequences in the context of an aging population and the challenges of COVID-19
£56.10
