Human growth and development

The short lifetime of digital technologies means that generational identities are difficult to establish around any particular technologies let alone around more far-reaching socio-technological 'revolutions'.

The first book to focus on the role of Southern Asia and Australia in our understanding of modern human origins and the expansion of Homo sapiens.

Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training.

This book address fundamental questions of human development, revisiting old questions and applying original empirical findings.

Wer seinen Körper kennt, bleibt länger jung: Dr.

Based on seventeen months of ethnographic research among Indonesian eldercare workers in Japan and Indonesia, this book is the first ethnography to research Indonesian care workers relationships with the cared-for elderly, their Japanese colleagues, and their employers.

As an objective of human security, it is important to understand the social system and to make more appropriate policies for people based on the bio-psycho-social viewpoint of health advocated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Adoption is practiced globally yielding a multidimensional area of study that cannot be characterized by a single movement or discipline.

Women and Positive Aging: An International Perspective presents the noted research in the fields of psychology, gerontology, and gender studies, reflecting the increasingly popular and pervasive positive aging issues of women in today's society from different cohorts, backgrounds, and life situations.

Social workers work with people at all stages of life, tackling a multitude of personal, social, health, welfare, legal and educational issues.

Links early development to the onset of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis.

Using theory, research evidence and experiential knowledge is a critical component of good social work.

This book provides social work students at both undergraduate and graduate level with compelling child welfare case examples, intervention plans, and tips for building working alliances with clients.

Move better, get stronger and feel great - no matter your age.

Relational Theory for Clinical Practice offers students and practitioners a conceptual framework for thinking relationally about social work with clients within a biological, psychological, and socio-cultural framework.

This up-to-date overview of the fast-moving field of infant development covers all the major areas of interest in terms of research, applications and policy.

Throughout the world, the population of older adults continues to grow.

Addressing the social problems associated with trauma and mental health amongst African Americans in urban environments, this book uses an African-centered lens to critique the most common practice models and interventions currently employed by social workers in the field.

Getting older doesn't matter.

Counselling skills are very powerful.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment summarizes a vast body of literature concerning diagnosis and treatment for a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders, including both common and rare conditions.

Ein Buch für Frauen und Männer, in den mittleren bis höheren Lebensjahren, für die die Prostata des Mannes plötzlich und unerwartet ein wichtiges körperliches Thema sein wird.

Explores the importance of considering how adolescents coordinate different types of activities in their interactions and in development.

Master the effective evaluation of placental-fetal growth restriction (PFGR), whilst developing strategies to reduce the risk of perinatal mortality and morbidity in patients worldwide.

This book examines issues across the lifespan of transgender and nonbinary individuals whilst synthesizing conceptual work, empirical evidence, pedagogical content, educational experiences, and the voices of transgender and nonbinary individuals.

Getting divorced and remarried are now common practices in European societies, even if the rules differ from one country to the next.

World-wide migration has an unsettling effect on social structures, especially on aging populations and eldercare.

Prominent intellectuals and public figures explore the dynamics of development, offering varying perspectives from a range of fields.

Reviews our current understanding of the role of protein oxidation in aging and age-related diseases Protein oxidation is at the core of the aging process.

No one wants to think about getting older.

The bestselling author returns with his biggest book yet in which he teaches us the secret to living a happier life: get rid of as many expectations as possible-of ourselves, our future, our relationships, our career and our family.

Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth.

Each species has its own characteristic aging trajectory coded by a species-specific developmental program.

For many years, it has been known that when rats and mice are given a reduced amount of food, their life span is increased and they remain healthy and vigorous at advanced ages.

Für viele Menschen ist das Älterwerden nicht angenehm.

This Handbook is the first volume to address the dynamic issues related to sexuality from a social work perspective by providing a comprehensive, current and international overview of issues related to sexuality.

China witnessed an unprecedented economic boom in the past four decades but will soon see the end of "e;demographic dividend"e;.

Getting older doesn't matter.

For many people, growing old is an unpleasant experience.

'The Midlife Cyclist is a triumph' Cycling Plus'Phil is eminently qualified to write The Midlife Cyclist.

Social Work Practice with People with Dementia critically discusses the cultural and discursive contexts in which social work with dementia takes place.

Addressing the social problems associated with trauma and mental health amongst African Americans in urban environments, this book uses an African-centered lens to critique the most common practice models and interventions currently employed by social workers in the field.

In this new aggregated edition of Anissa Taun Roger's Human Behavior in the Social Environment, readers will find a comprehensive overview of the issues related to human behavior and the social environment.

Adoption is practiced globally yielding a multidimensional area of study that cannot be characterized by a single movement or discipline.

An Introduction to Using Theory in Social Work Practice equips the reader to use fourteen key social work theories to guide each phase of the planned change process, from engagement through to evaluation.