The Elderly Are Those Who Have Been Lucky Enough To Reach Old Age

Author : Luz María Londoño
Publisher : Bilineata Publishing
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789584646279

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The Elderly Are Those Who Have Been Lucky Enough To Reach Old Age by Luz María Londoño Pdf

Reflections such as these are subtly collected in this book and placed in the light of her own reflections by Luz María Londoño. With secret, fascinated delight, she has journeyed through the vast garden of universal literature, selecting the most memorable thoughts on life and death and that forcible interval called old age, which have thrived from Seneca to the present day. Those of us who have reached the threshold of seventy or eighty years of age cannot remain indifferent to all the memories stirred by these pages. “We all want to live to old age and we all deny that we have done so”, wrote Quevedo. And, centuries later, Trotsky echoed these words in a similar reflection: “To age is the most unexpected of all the things that happen to man”. Very true. Old age is similar to twilight: it suddenly, briefly and intensely lights up the high points of our lives like an announcement and a preamble to night.

Author : Renée Rose Shield,Stanley M. Aronson
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1571810803

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Aging in Today's World by Renée Rose Shield,Stanley M. Aronson Pdf

Never before in human existence have the aged been so numerous - and for the most part - healthy. In this important new book, two professionals, an anthropologist and a physician, wrestle with the complex subject of aging. Is it inevitable? Is it a burden or gift? What is successful aging? Why are some people better at aging than others? Where is aging located? How does it vary among individuals, within and between groups, cultures, societies, and indeed, over the centuries? Reflecting on these and other questions, the authors comment on the impact age has in their lives and work. Two unique viewpoints are presented. While medicine approaches aging with special attention given to the body, its organs, and its functions over time, anthropology focuses on how the aged live within their cultural settings. As this volume makes clear, the two disciplines have a great deal to teach each other, and in a spirited exchange, the authors show how professional barriers can be surmounted. In a novel approach, each author explores a different aspect of aging in alternating chapters. These chapters are in turn followed by a commentary by the other. Further, the authors interrupt each other within the chapters - to raise questions, contradict, ask for clarification, and explore related ideas - with these interjections emphasizing the dynamic nature of their ideas about age. Finally, a third "voice" - that of a random old man - periodically inserts itself into the text to remind the authors of their necessarily limited understanding of the subject.

Author : Graziella Caselli,Alan D. Lopez
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 019823337X

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Health and Mortality Among Elderly Populations by Graziella Caselli,Alan D. Lopez Pdf

In both developed and developing countries, the elderly have enjoyed significant declines in mortality and increased survival. At the same time, these trends have also given rise to many uncertainties and demands on resources which are often not given their due attention. Future mortality declines, particularly among the elderly, are often overshadowed by fears of their increasing share of the total population and the demands that this places on society to resolve the problems stemming from longer survival - problems, for example, which are not just a question of guaranteeing longer life but also of ensuring an acceptable health status. In recent years, there has been a substantial literature on many facets of the daily lives of the elderly. This volume is a further contribution to the literature, pinpointing the most recent trends in the survival of the elderly and in their physical and mental health. It also describes possible scenarios for the early decades of the twenty-first century. To delineate current knowledge with regard to the health and survival of the elderly is a first step towards preparing projections and improving the efficacy of health policies for the elderly. The first section of this volume is dedicated to a discussion about the age at which people become `elderly' and to the application of evolutionary theory to demographic models of human mortality. The second section looks in more detail at different aspects of morbidity and mortality trends and their underlying causes. The third section deals with mortality projections, ranging from the hypotheses to problems of methodology. The fourth section covers social and health strategies to improve the survival and quality of life of the elderly, in view of the fact that more and more people may expect to live longer and longer, and perhaps in increasingly better health.

Author : Justin Meggitt
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567086046

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Paul, Poverty and Survival by Justin Meggitt Pdf

This social history of earliest Christianity radically re-evaluates both the methods and models of other studies. Justin Meggitt draws on the most recent research in classical studies on the economy and society of the Roman Empire. He examines the economic experiences of the Pauline churches, and locates Paul and the members of his communities within the context of the first century Roman economy. He explores their experiences of employment, nutrition and housing. He uncovers and describes the unique responses that they made to such a harsh environment. And he questions whether, from the outset, Christianity included a number of affluent individuals.A thoroughly researched and ground-breaking study.

Author : Lucy Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780415813402

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Wrestling with Destiny by Lucy Holmes Pdf

Using empirical evidence from neuroscience, the author makes a powerful argument that psychoanalysis can help people control their destinies.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Aging
ISBN : UOM:39015012175306

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The Graying of Nations, II by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1416 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044116494030

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Age and employment
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006332071

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Funding of Federal Programs Benefiting Older Persons...: Employment by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951D035464486

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Supplemental Security Income Program by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Supplemental security income program
ISBN : UIUC:30112119391941

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June 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, 1975 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Supplemental security income program
ISBN : PURD:32754077530743

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Supplemental Security Income Program by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Public Assistance Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Age and employment
ISBN : MINN:31951D00296099K

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Employment by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Involuntary Relocation of the Elderly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Old age homes
ISBN : UCBK:C109104738

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Relocation of Elderly People by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Involuntary Relocation of the Elderly Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCBK:C109105060

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Retirement Benefits, are They Fair and are They Enough? by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : UCAL:B3608316

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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging Pdf