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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morgan, Leslie A.
Other Authors: Kunkel, Suzanne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer Pub., ©2011.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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