The Meanings of Age: Selected Papers - Softcover

Neugarten, Bernice L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226573842 ISBN 13: 9780226573847

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1996

Synopsis

One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of adult development and aging. Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings together Neugarten's most important contributions in four areas: Age as a Dimension of Social Organization; The Life Course; Personality and Adaptation; and Social Policy Issues. Each section is introduced by an eminent authority in the area, including George L. Maddox, Gunhild O. Hagestad, David L. Gutmann, Robert H. Binstock, and Dail A. Neugarten, who explains and highlights Neugarten's contributions in light of the most recent research.

Carefully edited by Dail Neugarten, each chapter presents the reader with Bernice Neugarten's original formulations on topics such as age norms and age constraints, the changing meanings of age, and age neutral social policy. Including four previously unpublished papers, The Meanings of Age will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of psychology, education, law, medicine, social policy, and gerontology.

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About the Author

Bernice L. Neugarten (1916-2001) was a professor of education and sociology at Northwestern University and professor emeritus of behavioral science at the University of Chicago. She served as president of the Gerontological Society. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1980. She served on the United States Federal Council on Aging. Neugarten was a key contributor in the 1971 and 1982 White House Conferences on Aging. In 19965 Neugarten was honored with the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology from the American Psychological Association.

From Library Journal

A psychologist, researcher, teacher, women's advocate, and author, Neugarten has been called a pioneer in the field of adult development and aging by American Psychologist. This collection is a compilation of her most significant works from over 35 years (1958-1994). From the beginning, Neugarten's studies have focused on challenging stereotypical views of aging by demonstrating that the competencies and needs of aging persons cannot be based on chronological age. Her contributions to the field of adult development and aging have influenced change in many public policy decisions regarding benefits and provisions for older persons. The presentation of her work here is well organized and the sequence logical, so that the reader will find her research easy to follow. Each paper is referenced and, as an added bonus, a chronological bibliography of all Neugarten's works is included. Highly recommended as a very readable and necessary interdisciplinary addition for all academic and large public libraries.?Elizabeth Goeters, DeKalb Coll. Learning Resources Ctr., Dunwoody, Ga.
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Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0226573842
• ISBN 13: 9780226573847
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Neugarten Dail A.