Erber, Joan T.

Aging and older adulthood / Joan T. Erber. - 2nd ed. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - xxxi, 466 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-434) and indexes.

Introduction aging and older adulthood -- Theory and method in studying aging and older adulthood -- Biological aging and health -- Sensation, perception, and attention -- Memory -- Intellectual functioning -- Cognition and problem solving in the everyday world -- Personality and coping 9 social interactions and social ties -- Employment, retirement, and living arrangements -- Mental health, psychopathology, and therapy -- Coping with death, dying, and bereavement -- Looking ahead : aging in the future.

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Aging--Research.
Older people--Research.
Gerontology.