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"Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, this volume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives to explore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe and throughout human history"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Howell, Britteny M. (Editor ), Harrod, Ryan P. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2023]
Temas:
Aging > Research.
Aging > Physiology.
Older people > History.
Older people > Social conditions.
Aging > Social aspects.
Anthropology > Study and teaching.
Gerontology > Research.
Vieillissement > Recherche.
Vieillissement > Physiologie.
Personnes âgées > Conditions sociales.
Vieillissement > Aspect social.
Anthropologie > Étude et enseignement.
Gérontologie > Recherche.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Aging > Research
Aging > Social aspects
Anthropology > Study and teaching
Gerontology > Research
Older people
Older people > Social conditions
Society & culture: general.
Society.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod
  • Part I. Evolutionary and Biological Perspectives on Aging
  • Reproductive and Social Aspects of Aging in Non-Human Primates / Joyce A. Parga
  • Human Adaptability to Age-Related Biological Changes / Ryan P. Harrod and Alyssa Willett
  • Biocultural Perspectives on Aging: Importance of the Microbiome / Melissa K. Melby, Ankita Kansal, and Mark Nichter
  • Aging and Childcare: A Biocultural Approach to Grandmothering in Ukraine / Sofiya Shreyer and Julie Hemment
  • Menopause: A lifespan perspective with a focus on stress / Peteneinuo Rulu and Lynnette Leidy Sievert
  • Part II. Medical and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
  • Age-Related Changes in Human Skin: Impacts on Health and Perceptions of Attractiveness / Heather L. Norton
  • How Old is Your Patient?: A Medical Anthropological Approach to Age / Suzan Yazici and Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul
  • The Importance of Traditional Foods and Subsistence Activities for Healthy Aging in Alaska Native Communities / Britteny M. Howell, Ruby L. Fried & Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka
  • Caring for Karma: Death, Rebirth, and the Other "Successful Aging" On the Roof of the World / Jing Wang
  • The Aging Body in Islam: Exploring the Experiences of Older, Dying Muslims in the United States / Cortney Hughes Rinker
  • Dementia and the Divided Personhood in China / Yan Zhang
  • Generativity, Gender, and a 'Good Old Age among Urban Dwelling Older Yoruba People in Southwest Nigeria / Ojo Melvin Agunbiade
  • Part III. Anthropological Theory and Methods for Researching Aging
  • Conceptualizing Frailty in the Quick and the Dead / Douglas E. Crews and Kathryn E. Marklein
  • Methodological Issues in Participatory Research with Older Adults / Jean J. Schensul
  • Recruiting Participants for Dementia Research Without Saying "Dementia": A Site Study in Central Mexico / Eric E. Griffith
  • Future Directions for an Anthropology of Aging / Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod

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