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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453878703321

Autore

Maddox George

Titolo

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 8 (1988) [[electronic resource] ] : Varieties of Aging

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Publishing Company, 1988

ISBN

1-281-81830-5

9786611818302

0-8261-6487-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (319 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LawtonM. Powell

Disciplina

362.5

362.5/05

Soggetti

Aging

Old age

Geriatrics -- Periodicals

Geriatrics

Gerontology -- Periodicals

Gerontology

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

Contents; Preface; Introduction; Contributors; Forthcoming Contents, Volume 9; Orientations; The Social Distribution of Societal Resources; Some Policy Implications of Population Heterogeneity; Index; Contents of Previous Volumes

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of the Annual Review focuses attention precisely on the neglected documentation and explanation of heterogeneity of how people grow older within society. The society of special interest is the United States in relatively recent decades, although some of the chapters include instructive comparisons with other societies.