Healthy Aging in Sociocultural Context.

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Healthy Aging in Sociocultural Context examines two emerging trends facing countries throughout the world: population aging and population diversity. It makes a unique contribution to our understanding of these timely issues by examining their implications for healthy aging, a topic of increasing im...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Scharlach, Andrew E.
Other Authors: Hoshino, Kazumi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge advances in sociology.
Subjects:
Older people > United States > Social conditions.
Older people > Sweden > Social conditions.
Older people > Japan > Social conditions.
Aging > United States.
Aging > Sweden.
Aging > Japan.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Personnes âgées > Suède > Conditions sociales.
Personnes âgées > Japon > Conditions sociales.
Vieillissement > États-Unis.
Vieillissement > Suède.
Vieillissement > Japon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Aging
Older people > Social conditions
Japan
Sweden
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Healthy Aging in Sociocultural Context examines two emerging trends facing countries throughout the world: population aging and population diversity. It makes a unique contribution to our understanding of these timely issues by examining their implications for healthy aging, a topic of increasing importance to policy-makers, planners, researchers, families, and individuals of all ages. The book focuses on three countries that provide important examples of these emerging global trends - Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Japan and Sweden are at the forefront in terms of he.
Physical Description:1 online resource (135 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136198984
1136198989

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