Social Forces and Aging
An Introduction to Social Gerontology
6th Edition
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Hardback
576 pages
978-0-534-14670-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to students taking courses in gerontology.
This book should be of interest to students taking courses in gerontology.
This book should be of interest to students taking courses in gerontology.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Weight
1120 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-14670-2 (9780534146702)
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Content
Setting the stage. The scope of social gerontology. The demography of ageing. The history of ageing in America. Individual ageing. Physical ageing. Psychological ageing. Social ageing. Personal adaptation to ageing. Ageing and society.General social responses to ageing. Social inequality. Deviance and social control. The economy. Politics and government. Health and social services. Ageing and the future. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.