Disability and aging : learning from both to empower the lives of older adults /
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| Author / Creator: | Kahana, Jeffrey Steven, 1967- author. |
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| Imprint: | Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2017. |
| Description: | xii, 251 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Disability in society Disability in society. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11345844 |
| Summary: | What is the lived experience of previously healthy older adults as they face disability in late life, and how is disability assimilated in their identity? How do prevailing practices facilitate--or limit--options for elders living with new disabilities? To address these questions, Jeffrey Kahana and Eva Kahana uniquely synthesize disability and gerontological perspectives to explore both the unfolding challenges of aging and the practices and policies that can enhance the lives of older adults.<br> <br> Contents:<br> The World of Late Life Disability. Contextualizing Aging and Disability. Learning from Gerontology. A Life-Course Perspective. Adventurous Aging Through International Travel. Mastering the Physical Environment. Enhancing the Nursing Home Environment. The Experience of Disability at the End of Life. Toward Better Public Policies. The Promise of Convergence in Gerontology and Disability Studies. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 251 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781626375901 1626375909 9781626376519 |
