Social gerontology: A multidisciplinary perspective - Hardcover

Hooyman, Nancy R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0205113125 ISBN 13: 9780205113125

Publisher: Allyn and Bacon, 1988

Synopsis

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This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging book presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life.

 

Up-to-date and expanded, this book offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining “productive aging” by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn and Bacon
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0205113125
• ISBN 13: 9780205113125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 633