The end game : how inequality shapes our final years /

"Senior citizens face a gauntlet of physical, psychological, and social hurdles. But do disadvantages accumulated over a lifetime make the final years especially difficult for some people? Or does the quality of life among poor and affluent seniors converge? Corey Abramson investigates whether...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abramson, Corey M., 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Older people > United States > Social conditions.
Aging > Social aspects > United States.
Ageism > United States.
Discrimination > United States.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Vieillissement > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Âgisme > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Ageism.
Aging > Social aspects.
Discrimination.
Older people > Social conditions.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether": The Shared Predicaments of the End Game
  • The Uneven Playing Field: Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age
  • Game-Day Strategies: How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present
  • Team Dynamics: The Meanings of Social Ties
  • Conclusion: How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years.

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