Great Myths of Aging (Great Myths of Psychology)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1118521471 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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I. Kleiner said excellent book and excellent series. This is a excellent book to continue of professor Lilienfeld book 50 myths of popular psychology.Self explained. Scientific and both popular langues. With many examples, links and scientific justification. Sets the record straight on 37 myths! Stephen D. A. Hupp This was a very interesting book that set the record straight on 37 myths about aging, many of which I believed until just yesterday.Here are a few interesting research-supported statements from the last section of the book:"As to the assumption that older employees are unreliable, the reality is that they have a lower rate of absenteeism than younger employees do (Panek, 1997).""Younger. I could hardly read the print! I enjoyed the contentswith difficulty! the letters are so small and the composition of the text so dense that the reading becomes very tiring and totally unpleasant. How come you didn't think of the many senior citizens that would like to read this thoroughly interesting book? I'm a gerontologist, but I will not recomend this edition. Sorry, you'll have to improve the overall appearence
Dr. Erber is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University. She is the author of Adult Development and Aging, 3rd edition (Wiley, 2013). She is the author of Writing with Style: APA Style Made Easy, and co-editor of Psychological Perspectives on Human Sexuality. .
Erber and Szuchman not only identify and “bust” these more common myths, but cleverly identify at least 35 additional fallacies, replacing them with authoritative information.” PsycCritiques, June 2015. Psychologists and laypeople alike are familiar with the commonly held ageist beliefs, those that involve the asexual, grouchy old man or woman living in a nursing home waiting for death. In this lively, engaging book, Great Myths of Aging, Erber and Szuchman remind us that we are aging every minute of every day. Almost all of us hold ageist stereotypes, even as we know that we will become a
Great Myths of Aging looks at the generalizations and stereotypes associated with older people and, with a blend of humor and cutting-edge research, dispels those common myths. Reader-friendly structure breaks myths down into categories such as Body, Mind, and Living Contexts; and looks at myths from “Older people lose interest in sex” to “Older people are stingy”Explains the origins of myths and misconceptions about agingLooks at the unfortunate consequences of anti-aging stereotypes for both the reader and older adults in society