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Preparation for Aging

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Editors:
  1. Eino Heikkinen

    1. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

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  2. Jorma Kuusinen

    1. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

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  3. Isto Ruoppila

    1. University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Life Long Learning and Retirement

    1. Meaning and Late Life Learning

      • Harry R. Moody
      Pages 1-7

    2. The Third Age and the Disappearance of Old Age

      • Peter Laslett
      Pages 9-16

    3. Life after Work

      • Tom Schuller
      Pages 17-25

    4. Emergent Challenges for Universities of the Third Age

      • Brian Groombridge
      Pages 27-37

    5. Retirement

      • Christian Lalive d’Epinay, Jean-François Bickel
      Pages 39-54

    6. The Role of a Preparation for Retirement in the Improvement of the Quality of Life for Elderly People

      • René Jeanneret
      Pages 55-62

    7. In Search of the Meaning of Education

      • Ari Antikainen, Jarmo Houtsonen, Hannu Huotelin, Juha Kauppila
      Pages 63-72

    8. Lifelong Learning Experiences from Norway

      • Reidun Ingebretsen, Tor Endestad
      Pages 73-78

    9. If I Had My Life to Live over Again...

      • T. I. Tikkanen, J. Kuusinen
      Pages 79-86

  3. Health and Quality of Life

    1. The New Public Health Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Autonomy in Older Populations

      • John B. McKinlay
      Pages 87-103

    2. Healthy Aging

      • Eino Heikkinen
      Pages 105-119

    3. Adding Life to Years! Promoting Quality of Life in an Aging Europe

      • Chris Todd
      Pages 121-128

    4. Health Related Quality of Life as an Outcome Measure for Health Care of Elderly People

      • Chris Todd
      Pages 129-138

    5. Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age: How to Define it, How to Study?

      • Marja Jylhä
      Pages 139-144

    6. Health Related Quality of Life in Old Age

      • Anna-Mari Aalto, Arja R. Aro, Anu Hämäläinen, Jouko Lönnqvist
      Pages 145-149

    7. Disability and Quality of Life in Old Age

      • Luigi Ferrucci, Stefania Bandinelli, Francesca Cecchi, Bernardo Salani, Alberto Baroni
      Pages 151-154

    8. Research and the Promotion of Quality of Life in Older Persons in the Netherlands

      • Dorly J. H. Deeg
      Pages 155-163

    9. Does Work Stress Enhance the Rate of Aging?

      • Willem J. A. Goedhard
      Pages 165-173

  4. Gender, Generation and Aging

    1. Interrelations between Generations in Historical Perspective

      • Birgitta Odén
      Pages 175-180
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About this book

''Full of valuable definitions, descriptions, discussion and succinct summaries....the volume forms an interesting, up-to-date reservoir of information on 'preparation for aging'. As a source of specific insights and alternative perspectives it is a welcome addition to the literature.'' -Aging and Society

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

    Eino Heikkinen, Jorma Kuusinen, Isto Ruoppila

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Preparation for Aging

  • Editors: Eino Heikkinen, Jorma Kuusinen, Isto Ruoppila

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1979-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45068-6Published: 31 July 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5815-2Published: 20 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-1979-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 296

  • Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Aging, Sociology, general

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