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Robert C. Atchley

Social Work

#25

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#33

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#17

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Gerontology

#10

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#12

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#7

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Robert C. Atchley

Sociology

#1912

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#2142

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#645

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Robert C. Atchley's Degrees

PhD Sociology University of Southern California
Masters Sociology University of Southern California
Bachelors Sociology University of California, Berkeley

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According to Wikipedia, Robert C. Atchley was an American gerontologist and sociologist. Atchley graduated from Miami University in 1961, and taught at his alma mater from 1966 to 1998, when he joined the Naropa University faculty. Atchley led the American Society on Aging from 1988 to 1990 as president, and founded the journal Contemporary Gerontology.

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Robert C. Atchley's Published Works

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A continuity theory of normal aging. (1989) (1505)
The sociology of retirement (1976) (479)
Social forces and aging : an introduction to social gerontology (1997) (366)
Continuity and Adaptation in Aging: Creating Positive Experiences (1999) (300)
Social forces and aging (1985) (241)
Retirement and leisure participation: continuity or crisis? (1971) (231)
The Encyclopedia of Aging (2001) (220)
Families in later life (1979) (196)
Continuity theory and the evolution of activity in later adulthood. (1993) (153)
The social forces in later life: An introduction to social gerontology (1972) (131)
Selected social and psychological differences between men and women in later life. (1976) (98)
RETIREMENT AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION (1982) (97)
Aging, continuity and change (1983) (84)
Dimensions of widowhood in later life. (1975) (82)
Everyday mysticism: Spiritual development in later adulthood (1997) (77)
Attitudes toward Retirement and Distance from the Event (1982) (66)
Adjustment to Loss of Job at Retirement (1975) (64)
Retirement: Leaving the World of Work (1982) (61)
The concept of old: changing attitudes and stereotypes. (1971) (54)
The aging self. (1982) (53)
Spirituality and Aging (2009) (49)
Growing Old in the Twentieth Century. (1990) (48)
The subjective importance of being religious and its effect on health and morale 14 years later (1997) (47)
Issues in retirement research. (1979) (44)
The Influence of Aging or Frailty on Perceptions and Expressions of the Self: Theoretical and Methodological Issues (1991) (41)
The Life Course, Age Grading, and Age-Linked Demands for Decision Making (1975) (38)
Activity adaptations to the development of functional limitations and results for subjective well-being in later adulthood: A qualitative analysis of longitudinal panel data over a 16-year period (1998) (35)
Spirituality, Meaning, and the Experience of Aging (2008) (35)
Retirement and marital satisfaction. (1992) (28)
Respondents vs. refusers in an interview study of retired women: an analysis of selected characteristics. (1969) (27)
Retirement and work orientation. (1971) (26)
Interactions with Family and Friends (1979) (25)
Recruiting and retaining frontline workers in long-term care : usual organizational practices in Ohio (1999) (24)
Continuity, Spiritual Growth, and Coping in Later Adulthood (2006) (23)
Disengagement among professors. (1971) (23)
The meaning of retirement. (1974) (22)
Long-Range Antecedents of Functional Capability in Later Life (1998) (22)
Frontline workers in long-term care : recruitment, retention, and turnover issues in an era of rapid growth (1996) (19)
Sociology and Modern Systems Theory (1968) (16)
George Herbert Mead : essays on his social philosophy (1969) (13)
On including religious and spiritual faith and practice in gerontological research. (2005) (11)
Symptomatic measurement of age. (1973) (11)
Socialization in correctional communities: a replication. (1968) (11)
The sociology of aging : selected readings (1976) (9)
A Size-Function Typology Of Cities (1967) (6)
Retirement Policy in An Aging Society (1981) (6)
Older People and Their Families (1980) (6)
A Qualification of Test Factor Standardization: A Methodological Note (1968) (6)
How Spiritual Experience and Development Interact with Aging (2011) (5)
What do Social Theories of Aging Offer Counselors? (1992) (5)
Relationships in later life (1986) (5)
The economics of long-term care in Ohio (1992) (4)
Ohio Community Mental Health Center Directors' Perceptions of Programming for Older Adults: An Exploratory Study (1990) (4)
Sourcebook on aging (1979) (4)
Credentialing and licensing of gerontologists. (1988) (4)
Spirituality and Ageing: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2016) (3)
Social Problems of Aging: Readings. (1980) (3)
Aging: Issues and Policies for the 1980s (1985) (3)
Understanding American society (1971) (2)
The Impact of Structural Integration into the Profession on Work Commitment, Potential for Disengagement, and Leisure Preferences among Social Workers (1971) (2)
Work and Retirement (1983) (2)
To buy or not to buy : considerations in the decision to purchase long-term care insurance (1991) (2)
A Short-Cut Method for Estimating the Population of Metropolitan Areas (1968) (2)
LEARNING RESOURCES (2002) (1)
Papers in Honor of a past President: Fred Cottrell (1973) (1)
Papers on Social Science Utilization (1973) (1)
Teaching Students How to Do Research on a Shoestring Budget (2002) (1)
Aging and the Inner Life (2011) (1)
Fred Cottrell's Contributions to Political Sociology and Demography (1973) (1)
Can Programs for the Poor Survive in Middle-Class Institutions?. (1971) (1)
Reflections on the 9th International Congress of Gerontology (1972) (1)
Research Planning and Action for the Elderly: The Power and Potential of Social Science.@@@The Social Forces in Later Life: An Introduction to Social Gerontology. (1974) (0)
Down to Earth Sociology.@@@Issues, Debates, and Controversies.@@@Readings in Introductory Sociology.@@@Understanding American Society. (1973) (0)
Aging, Religion, and Spirituality (2016) (0)
Spiritual Journeys (2018) (0)
A New Approach to the Treatment of Offenders (1968) (0)
An American Perspective (1983) (0)
Basic Data for Cities, Countries, and Regions. Volume I of World Urbanization, 1950-1970. (1971) (0)
George Herbert Mead: Essays on His Social Philosophy. Edited by John W. Petras. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1968. 161 pp. $7.50 (1969) (0)
LEARNING RESOURCES (2002) (0)

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