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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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cole, Thomas R., 1949-, Gadow, Sally
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1986.
Temas:
Old age > United States.
Older people > United States.
Older people.
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Vieillesse > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées.
elderly.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
Old age.
Aufsatzsammlung
Alter
Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)
United States
United States.
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 (xiv, 301 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-273) and index.
ISBN:9780822399544
0822399547
0822308177
9780822308171

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