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Death and Dying, Life and Living Links and Biblio:

Aging, Elderly, Gerontology and Thanatology

See also Alzheimers at http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/d&dbibalzheimers.html; Nursing Homes and Assisted Living at http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/d&dbibnursinghomes.html; Caregiving at http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/d&dbibcaregiving.html; Grief at http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~kfowler/d&dbibgrief.html

For a useful annotated list of scholarly journals on aging see Jay Sokolovky’s Guide to Journals at http://www.stpt.usf.edu/~jsokolov/journals.htm and see the website maintained by Monika Deppen Wood, Rutgers University on “Journals on Aging” at http://crab.rutgers.edu/~deppen/journals.htm

For resources of all kind regarding aging see the University of California Berkeley’s Resource Center on Aging at: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~aging/

Professional Associations and Governmental Sites: Association for Death Education and Counselor (ADEC) at http://www.adec.org; Association for Anthropology and Gerontology (AAGE) at http://www.slu.edu/organizations/aage/; Gerontological Society of America at http://www.geron.org/; American Geriatric Society at http://www.americangeriatrics.org/;IUAES International Commission on Aging: United Nations Program on Aging at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/

Key websites: See weblinks provided by the Gerontological Society of America at http://www.geron.org/Resources/Web%20Linksand by the American Association for Retired Persons at http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/

Other supplemental resources: See Jay Sokolovky’s excellent page “Supplementary Resources on Aging, Culture, and Experience” at http://www.stpt.usf.edu/~jsokolov/syllabi.htm and his pages on Top Websites and International Databases and Resources. Also see the research links available through the American Association for Retired Persons at www.aarp.org/research/international/

Books on Aging and Thanatology

Afshar, H., Franks, M. Maynard, M., & Wray, S. (2008). Women in later life: Exploring race and ethnicity. Growing Older Series. McGraw-Hill.

Ballenger, J. F. (2006). Self, senility, and Alzheimer's disease in modern America: A history. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Baers, J., Phillipson, C., Walker, A., & Dannefer, D., eds. (2006). Aging, globalization, and inequality: The new critical gerontology. Baywood Publishing.

Black, H. (2007). Soul Pain: The meaning of suffering in later life. Baywood Publishing.

Brogden, M. (2001). Geronticide: Killing the elderly. Kingsley, Jessica Publishers. HV6250.4.A34 B77 2001

Carmel, S., Hendriks, J., Torres-Gil, F. M., & Morse, C. A. (2007). Lessons on aging from three nations: The art of aging well. Vol. 1. Baywood Publishing.

Carmel, S., Hendriks, J., Torres-Gil, F. M., & Morse, C. A. (2007). Lessons on aging from three nations: The art of caring for older adults. Vol. 2. Baywood Publishing.

Cohen, W. S. (1998). Suicide and the elderly: A population at risk: Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, U. S. Senate. Diane Publishing Company.

Conner, K. A. (2000). Continuing to care: Older Americans and their families. Taylor and Francis. HV1461 .C666 2000.

Counts, D. A. & Counts, D. R. (1996). Over the next hill: An ethnography of RVing seniors in North America. Petersborough, ON: Broadview.

Cox, C. B. (2004). Community care for an aging society: Issues, policies, and services. Springer Publishing Company.

Cox, H. (Annual). Annual Editions: Aging. Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

Cummings, S. M. & Galumbos, C. (2005). Diversity and aging in the social environment. Taylor and Francis.

Daatland, S. O. & Biggs, S., eds. (2004). Ageing and diversity: Multiple pathways and cultural migration. Policy Press.

DeVries, B. (1997). Kinship bereavement in later life. Special Issue of Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.

Doka, Kenneth J. ed. (2002). Living with grief: Loss in later life. Hospice Foundation of America. BF723 .G75 L585 2002.

Ebersole, P., Hess, P., Luggen, A. S., Touhy, T. & Jett, K. (2007). Toward healthy aging: Human needs and nursing response. 7^th ed. Elsevier Publishing.

Erber, J. T. (2004). Aging and older adulthood. Cengage Learning.

Featherstone, M. & Wernick, A., eds. (1995). Images of Aging: Cultural representations of later life. Taylor and Francis.

Gilbert, R. B. (2004). Aging and loss. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 12:3. 199-211.

Grollman, E. & Grollman, S. (1997). Your aging parents: Reflections for caregivers. Beacon Press.

Hall, E. (2000). Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease: A Christian perspective. Taylor and Francis.

Hashimoto, A. (1996). The gift of generations: Japanese and American perspectives on aging and the social contract. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Haynes, Stephen R., Diane E. Meier, Carol Capello, and R. Sean Morrison, eds. (2003). Geriatric palliative care. Oxford University Press.

Holstein, Martha B., Phyllis B. Mitzen, eds. (2001). Ethics in community-based elder care. 2nd ed. Springer Publishing Co. R725.5 .E885.

Hooyman, N. R. & Kiyak, H. A. (2005). Living through loss: Interventions across the lifespan. New York: Columbia University Press.

Janicki, M. P. & Dalton, A. J.. (1999). Dementia, aging and intellectual disabilities: A handbook. Taylor and Francis. RC523 .D455 1999.

Jewell, A., ed. (1991). Spirituality and ageing. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Karp, N. and E. Wood. (2003). Incapacitated and alone: Health care decision making for the unbefriended elderly. American Bar Association, Commission on Law and Aging.

Keigher, S. M., Fortune A. E. & Witkins, S. L. eds. (2000). Aging and social work: The changing landscapes. National Association of Social Workers. HV1451 .A32.

Koch, S. & Garratt, S. eds. (2001). Assessing older people: A practical guide for health professionals. Health Professions Press. RC954 .A87 2001.

Kolb, Patricia J. (2001). Caring for our elders: Multicultural experiences with nursing home placement. 2003. Columbia University Press. RC954.3 .K65 2003.

Kosberg, J. I. &Kaye, L. W. eds. (1997). Elderly men: Special problems and professional challenges. Springer Publishing Company. HQ1064.U5 E425 1997.

Larson, D. G. (1993). The helper's journey: Working with people facing grief, loss, and life-threatening illness. Champaign, Ill.: Research Press.

Lester, D. & Tallmer, M. eds. (1994). Now I lay me down: Suicide in the elderly. Charles Press Publishers.

Levine, Carol. (2000). Always on call: When illness turns families into caregivers. Vanderbilt University Press. RT120.H65 A49 2000.

Lustbader, Wendy & Hooyman, N. R.. (1994). Taking care of aging family members: A practical guide. Rev. and Expanded. Simon and Schuster.

MacKinlay, E., Ellor, J. W. & Pickard, S. eds. (2001). Aging, spirituality and pastoral care: A multi-national perspective. Haworth Pastoral Press.

Martin, L. G. & Soldo, B. G. eds. Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council. Racial and ethnic differences in the health of older Americans. Computer file/electronic book. Call up record on Voyager and then click on Linked resources.

Merrill, D. M. (1997). Caring for elderly parents: Juggling work, family, and caregiving in middle and working class families. Greenwood Publishing. HQ1063.6 .M47 1997

Mezey, M. D., Callahan, C. M., Berkman, B. J. et. al. eds. (2004). Encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care. Prometheus Books.

McCullough, D. (2008). My mother, your mother: Embracing slow medicine, the compassionate approach to caring for your loved ones. HarperCollins Publishers.

Miller, J. E. (1995). Autumn wisdom: Finding meaning in life's later years. Augsburg Fortress.

Minkler, M. & Roe, K. (1993). Grandmothers as caregivers: Raising children of the crack cocaine epidemic. Sage Publishers.

Mondale, W., Pohl, K. 0., Hashimoto, R. (2002). Meeting the challenge of global aging: A report to world leaders from the CSIS Commission on Global Aging. Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Morgan, J., D. ed. (1996). Ethical issues in the care of the dying and bereaved aged. Baywood Publishing.

Nordhus, I. H., et. al., eds. (1998). Clinical geropsychology. American Psychological Association. RC451.4.A5 C528 1998.

Noyes, L. E., & Wexler, M. (2001). Caregiving at a glance: for professionals assisting people with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses. Falls Church: Alzheimer’s Family Day Center Publication.

Olson, L. K.. (2003). Not-so-golden years; Caregiving, the frail elderly and the long-term care establishment. Rowman & Littlefield. HV1461 .047 2003

Osgood, N. (1992). Suicide in later life: Recognizing the warning signs. Lexington Books.

Pearson, J. L. & Yeates, C., eds. (1996). Suicide and aging: International perspectives. Springer Publishing Company. HV6545.2 .S84 1996

Reed, M. L. & Morgan, J. D. (2000). Grandparents cry twice: Help for bereaved grandparents. Baywood Publishing Company.

Rosswurm, M. A., ed. (1998). Home care for older adults: A guide for families and other caregivers. Springer Publishing Company. RC954 .H574 1998.

Ruiz, D. S. (2004). Amazing grace: African American grandmothers as caregivers and conveyors of traditional values. Greenwood Publishing Company.

Silverstein, N. M., Flaherty, G., Tobin, T. S. (2006). Dementia and wandering behavior: Concern for the lost elder. Springer Publishing Company. RC521 .S56 2002.

Snyder, L. (1999). Speaking our minds: Personal reflections from individuals with Alzheimer’s. New York: W. H. Freeman and Co.

Sokolovsky, J. (2008). The cultural context of aging: World-wide perspectives. 3^rd ed. Bergin and Garvey (Greenwood).

Sullender, R. S. (1999). Losses in later life: A new way of walking with God. 2nd ed. Taylor and Francis.

Tomer, A., ed. (2000). Death attitudes and the older adult: Theories, concepts, and applications. Taylor and Francis. BF724.85.D43 2000.

Trotman, F. K. & Brody, C. M.. (2001). Psychotherapy and counseling with older women: Cross-cultural, family, and end-of-life issues. 2001. RC451 .4 .A5 T76 2002

United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Suicide and the Elderly: A Population at Risk: Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, UnitedStates Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Wash. D. C. July 30, 1996. U. S. Documents. (4th Florr) Y4 .AG4:S.HRG/ 104-693.

Vesperi, M. (1998). City of green benches: Growing old in a new downtown. Cornell University Press.

Volicer, L., & Hurley, A. (1998). Hospice care for patients with advanced progressive dementia. New York: Springer Publishing Co.