What Does It Mean to Grow Old? : Reflections from the Humanities /

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In What Does It Mean to Grow Old? essayists come to grips as best they can with the phenomenon of an America that is about to become the Old Country. They have been drawn from every relevant discipline--gerontology, social medicine, politics, health, anthropology, ethics, law--and asked to speak the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gadow, Sally, Cole, Thomas R., 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1986.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)
Alter
Aufsatzsammlung
Older people.
Old age.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
elderly.
Personnes âgees.
Personnes âgees > États-Unis.
Vieillesse > États-Unis.
Aged, 80 and over
Aged
Older people > United States.
Old age > United States.
United States.
United States
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In What Does It Mean to Grow Old? essayists come to grips as best they can with the phenomenon of an America that is about to become the Old Country. They have been drawn from every relevant discipline--gerontology, social medicine, politics, health, anthropology, ethics, law--and asked to speak their mind. Most of them write extremely well [and their] sharply individual voices are heard.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (316 pages).
ISBN:9780822399544

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