Social Structures, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly By: K. Warner Schaie, PhD Publisher: Springer Publishing Company Print ISBN: 9780826124067, 0826124062 eText ISBN: 9780826124128, 0826124127 Edition: 1st Format: PDF Available from $ 18.00 USD SKU 9780826124128R180 This collection considers ways in which societal contexts influence aging by influencing self-regulatory processes. No one doubts that the social contexts in which individuals develop exert strong influence on life trajectories. Those born into environments that provide high quality education, supportive social relations, and economic assets do better in old age than those born into environments bereft of such resources. The extent of this influence, however, is only beginning to be revealed. Recent research shows that life experiences influence basic brain structures (e.g. the effect of musical training on neural organization) and functi Download ebook: https://ouo.io/oR0xJIm
