Overview
Cross-disciplinary, integrating knowledge from diverse fields
Emphasizes biological, social, communicative and existential aspects of old age
Draws from examples around the world encompassing diverse ethnicities studied both in the native country and in situations of immigration
Part of the book series: International Perspectives on Aging (Int. Perspect. Aging, volume 30)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr Marisa Cordella is Associate Professor in linguistics in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland. She is an expert in discourse analysis in the areas of intercultural and doctor-patient communication, language studies, intergenerational and ageing studies. She is currently the Director of Research in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland. She is the author of The Dynamic Consultation: A discourse analytical study of doctor-patient communication (Benjamins, The Netherlands, 2004), Behavioural Oncology: Psychological, communicative, and social dimensions (Springer, New York, 2014; with A. Poiani) and co-editor of the book Rethinking second language learning: using intergenerational community resources (Multilingual Matters, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2016; with Hui Huang).
Dr Aldo Poiani is adjunct research associate at the School of Biological Sciences of Monash University. He is a professional biologist expert in behaviour and evolution, and has carried out research in social behaviour, immunology, endocrinology, and disease, adopting an evolutionary perspective. He is author of the books Behavioural Oncology: Psychological, communicative, and social dimensions (Springer, New York, 2014; with M. Cordella), Animal Homosexuality: A biosocial perspective (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010); and editor of the books Pragmatic Evolution: Applications of evolutionary theory (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2012) and Floods in an Arid Continent (Academic Press, Amsterdam, 2006).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fulfilling Ageing
Book Subtitle: Psychosocial and Communicative Perspectives on Ageing
Authors: Marisa Cordella, Aldo Poiani
Series Title: International Perspectives on Aging
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60071-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60069-3Published: 05 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60071-6Published: 04 January 2021
Series ISSN: 2197-5841
Series E-ISSN: 2197-585X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 990
Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 56 illustrations in colour
Topics: Health Psychology, Aging, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Cross Cultural Psychology