Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Preface -- PART I -- THEORY -- Theories of Aging and Social Work Practice with Sensitivity to Diversity: Are There Useful Theories? -- SPECIAL POPULATIONS -- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Elders: The Challenges and Resilience of this Marginalized Group -- HIV/AIDS and Aging: A Diverse Population of Vulnerable Older Adults -- CAREGIVERS -- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Diverse Population -- Racial and Ethnic Differences in Family Caregiving in California -- PART II -- RACE -- The Ethics of Medical Decision-Making with Japanese-American Elders in Hawaii: Signing Informed Consent Documents Without Understanding Them -- Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms in Mexican American Couples -- SPIRITUALITY -- Meeting Life Challenges: A Hierarchy of Coping Styles in African American and Jewish American Older Adults -- Depression and Religiosity in African American and White Community-Dwelling Older Adults -- Religiousness/Spirituality and Subjective Well-Being Among Rural Elderly Whites, African Americans, and Native Americans -- Index.

This single source is designed to help social service professionals provide effective services to America's vastly diverse and rapidly growing elderly population. Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment explores the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and geographic location on elders' strengths, challenges, needs, and resources to provide you with a more complete understanding of the issues elders face.

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