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Handbook of aging and the social sciences /

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: George, Linda K. (Editor ), Ferraro, Kenneth F. (Editor ), Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.) (Editor ), Wilmoth, Janet M. (Janet May) (Editor ), Wolf, Douglas, 1948- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; San Diego : Elsevier Academic Press, 2016.
Edición:Eighth edition.
Colección:Handbooks of aging.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro
  • Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor
  • Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn
  • Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf
  • Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo
  • Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson
  • Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya
  • Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi
  • Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer
  • Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer
  • The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London
  • Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward
  • Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn
  • Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield
  • Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight
  • Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto
  • The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm
  • End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth
  • Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon
  • Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler
  • Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson
  • The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Béland
  • Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.