Successful aging : Asian perspectives /: Asian perspectives. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sheung-Tak Cheng [and 4 others].
• Editors: Cheng, Sheung-Tak
• Contents: Chapter 1. Successful Aging: Concepts, Reflections and its Relevance to Asia; Sheung-Tak Cheng, Helene Fung, Lydia Li, Tianyuan Li, Jean Woo, and Iris Chi -- Chapter 2. Demographic and Family Trends in Asia; Sheung-Tak Cheng -- Chapter 3. Challenges to Successful Aging in Transitional China; Lydia W. Li and Jiaan Zhang -- Chapter 4. Successful Aging and Economic Security among Older Koreans; Suk-Young Kang and JeungKun Kim -- Chapter 5. Demographic and Structural Determinants of Successful Aging in Singapore; Angelique Chan and David B. Matchar -- Chapter 6. Policy and Program Measures for Successful Aging in Japan; Vanessa Yong, Yuka Minagawa and Yasuhiko Saito -- Chapter 7. Relationships between Adults and Parents in Asia; Kyungmin Kim, Yen-Pi Cheng, Steven H. Zarit and Karen L. Fingerman -- Chapter 8. The Road to Successful Aging: Older Adults and their Families in Japan; Keiko Katagiri and Tomoko Wakui -- Chapter 9. Social Networks and the Well-Being of Older Adults in Singapore; LengLeng Tang -- Chapter 10. The Intergenerational Support and Psychological Well-Being of the Elderly in Mainland of China; Zhang Wenjuan and Du Peng -- Chapter 11. Life Satisfaction among Older Adults in Taiwan; Ju-Ping Lin -- Chapter 12. Grandparenting and Volunteering among Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Dilemma; Lou Vivian W.Q. and Tong HongMei -- Chapter 13. Implications of Temporal Trends in Chronic Illness Burden; Ruby Yu, Pui Hing Chau and Jean Woo -- Chapter 14. The Role of Nutrition in Successful Aging; Kris Yuet-Wan Lok, Ruth Suk-Mei Chan and Jean Woo -- Chapter 15. The Role of Physical Activity in Successful Aging; Jean Woo, Forest Yau and Ruby Yu -- Chapter 16. Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Later Life; Linda C.W. Lam and Wai C. Chan -- Chapter 17. In the Pursuit of Emotionally Meaningful Goals: When Would the Older Asians Display or not to Display the Positivity Effect; Xin Zhang and Yuen Wan Ho -- Chapter 18. Psychological Adaptation of Older Workers: Findings from the Western and Eastern Countries; Dannii Y. Yeung and Henry C.Y. Ho -- Chapter 19. Cross-Cultural Differences in Attitudes about Aging: Moving beyond the East-West Dichotomy; Corinna E. Löckenhoff, Diana S. Lee, Katherine M.L. Buckner, Rashidat O. Moreira, Stephanie J. Martinez and Mary Q. Sun -- Chapter 20. Successful Aging in Asia: A Concerted Effort of the State, the Family, and the Individual; Sheung-Tak Cheng, Lydia W. Li, Jean Woo, Iris Chi and Helene H. Fung.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 305.26095; Aging -- Social aspects -- Asia; Well-being -- Age factors -- Asia; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology; Aging -- Social aspects; Well-being -- Age factors; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401793315; 9401793301; 9789401793308
• Related ISBNs: 940179331X; 9789401793308
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 5, 2015).
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