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UNINA9910454532103321 |
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Ageism [[electronic resource] ] : stereotyping and prejudice against older persons / / edited by Todd D. Nelson |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2002 |
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0-585-44844-2 |
0-262-28051-5 |
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1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages : illustrations) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Ageism - United States |
Ageism |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Along with race and gender, people commonly use age to categorize -- and form stereotypes about -- others. Of the three categories, age is the only one in which the members of the in-group (the young) will eventually join the out-group (the old). Although ageism is found cross-culturally, it is especially prevalent in the United States, where most people regard growing older with depression, fear, and anxiety. Older people in the United States are stigmatized and marginalized, with often devastating consequences. Although researchers have paid a great deal of attention to racism and sexism, there has been a dearth of research on ageism. A major reason for this neglect is that age prejudice is still considered socially acceptable. As baby boomers approach retirement age, however, there has been increased academic and popular interest in aging. This volume presents the current thinking on age stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination by researchers in gerontology, psychology, sociology, and communication. The book presents theoretical and empirical findings on the origins and effects of ageism, as well as suggestions on how to reduce ageism for the approaching "graying of America." |
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UNINA9910823476503321 |
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Autore |
Stanley Lesley |
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Molecular and cellular toxicology : an introduction / / Dr. Lesley A. Stanley |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014 |
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2014 |
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1-119-95207-7 |
1-118-52607-4 |
1-118-52601-5 |
1-118-52606-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (435 p.) |
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New York Academy of Sciences |
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Toxicity testing |
Molecular biology |
Xenobiotics - toxicity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Background to molecular and cellular toxicology -- Individual susceptibility to toxic chemicals -- Omics techniques -- In vitro methods for predicting in vivo toxicity -- In vitro methods for absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion -- In silico methods and structure-activity relationships -- Transgenic animal models for ADME and systemic toxicity -- Genotoxicity and its measurement -- Oncogenes and the identification of human carcinogens -- Emerging techniques. |
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Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemical, physical, or biological agents on people, animals, and the environment. Toxicologists are trained to investigate, interpret, and communicate the nature of those effects. Over the last ten years the subject of toxicology has changed dramatically, moving from a discipline which was once firmly wedded to traditional methods to one which is keen to |
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embrace the innovative techniques emerging from the developing fields of cell culture and molecular biology. There is an acute need for this to be reflected in a paradigm shift which |
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