1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144140003321

Autore

Gubrium Jaber F

Titolo

Ways of Aging [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008

ISBN

1-281-32062-5

9786611320621

0-470-70532-9

0-470-75615-2

0-470-75549-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolsteinJames A

Disciplina

305.26

Soggetti

Aging

Older people

Social Science

Aged

Bereavement

Adaptation, Psychological

Loneliness

Social Isolation

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Adult

Emotions

Growth and Development

Physiological Processes

Age Groups

Sociology

Psychiatry and Psychology

Social Sciences

Persons

Physiological Phenomena

Phenomena and Processes

Named Groups

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena

Gerontology

Social Welfare & Social Work

Electronic books.



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Ways of Aging; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Beyond Stereotypes; Part I Persistence; 1 Narratives of Forgiveness in Old Age; 2 Elderhood in Contemporary Lakota Society; 3 Claiming Identity in a Nursing Home; Part II Adaptation; 4 Three Childless Men's Pathways into Old Age; 5 Constructing Community from Troubles; 6 Family Lives of Aging Black Americans; Part Ill Change; 7 Aging and Change in a Religious Community; 8 Identity Careers of Older Gay Men and Lesbians; 9 Expectations and Experiences of Widowhood; Epilogue; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at the diverse ways of growing and being older.:.; Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists.; Highlights diverse ways of growing and being older.; Offers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled.; Addresses stereotypes of the aging process and provides diverse examples of individual experiences.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996218524103316

Titolo

American journal of physiology : Gastrointestinal and liver physiology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bethesda, MD, : American Physiological Society, [1980]-

ISSN

1522-1547

Disciplina

612

Soggetti

Gastroenterology

Liver

Digestive System Physiological Phenomena

Liver - physiology

Gastroentérologie

Foie

Appareil digestif - Physiologie

Periodical

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from journal homepage (publisher's version, viewed Aug. 6, 2003).