Human Aging Second Edition Paul W. Foos, M. Cherie Clark […] Human Aging is organized like many other adult development and aging books in that it begins with an overview of gerontology and research methods. Chapter 1 introduces gerontology and will give you an idea of why the study of aging is more important now than ever before. Chapter 2 presents the basics of the research methods used in aging and introduces the guiding principles and major issued addressed by the research and theory described in the remaining chapters. The next thirteen chapters are divided into five major sections. • Aging and Our Bodies (Chapters 3, 4, and 5) looks closely at physical changes, proposed explanations for why those changes occur with advanced age […] • Aging and Our Minds (Chapters 6, 7, and 8) progresses from changes in our sense, how these affect perceptions, and the slowing that occurs with advanced age […] • Aging and Our Selves (Chapters 9, 10, and 11). The focus in this section is on our social selves. We examine personality, social support, and social relationships, and end wit work and retirement. […] • Aging and Our Survival (Chapters 12, 13 and 14) looks at those conditions that threaten or facilitate our survival. […] • Aging and You (Chapter 15) reviews some of the most important information you have learned in relation to the principles raised in Chapter 2, discusses the overall well-being of older adults today, and projects the likely state of affairs for your bodies, minds, selves, and survival over the next 30 to 50 years. [...]