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Aging

The Social Context

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-8039-9087-6
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Erscheinungstermin: 18.05.1998
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This introductory text on social gerontology, written from a sociological perspective, presents a very broad range of material. Biological, health and psychological viewpoints are considered in order to provide a truly multidisciplinary approach.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780803990876
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-8039-9087-6
  • Verlag: SAGE Publications
  • Erscheinungstermin: 18.05.1998
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 1998
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Gewicht: 1107 g
  • Format (B x H): 187 x 232 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Nachauflage: 978-0-7619-8731-4
Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Leslie Morgan is Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She has authored or co-authored three previous books and has also published over 30 articles and book chapters. Her research has focused on a variety of issues related to the aging of the population and issues confronting older persons, including widowhood, economic well-being, family relationships, and housing alternatives.

PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING AGING: FRAMES OF REFERENCE
Aging and Society - Robert Atchley
Studying Aging
Analytical Frames of Reference
Aging People in an Aging World
Demographic Perspectives
PART TWO: DIMENSIONS OF AGING
Physiological Perspectives on Aging - Helaine Alessio
Psychological Perspectives on Aging - Michael Marsiske, Melissa M Franks and Benjamin T Mast
Sociological Perspectives on Aging
PART THREE: SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGING
Aging in Families
Employment and Retirement
Economics and the Aging of Society
Health and Health Care
Politics, Government, and the Welfare State
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE
Conclusion
The Dynamics of Aging in Our Future