Aging, society, and the life course /

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This is a comprehensive textbook for both undergraduate and graduate level courses, detailing the impact of societal forces on the aging process. The book focuses on the diversity of the older population, examining it from micro/macro perspectives in order to understand aging and the life course as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morgan, Leslie A.
Otros Autores: Kunkel, Suzanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©2011.
Edición:4th ed.
Temas:
Older people > United States.
Aging > United States.
Gerontology > United States.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis.
Vieillissement > États-Unis.
Gérontologie > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Aging
Gerontology
Older people
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Aging and society
  • Studying aging
  • An aging world : demographic perspectives
  • The aging individual in social context
  • Aging and the family : personal and institutional contexts
  • Work and retirement in the life course
  • Economics and the aging of society
  • Aging and health : Individuals, institutions, and policies
  • Politics, government, and aging in America
  • Global aging
  • Baby boomers and the changing landscape of aging
  • The dynamics of aging in our future.

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