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Autore |
Shield Renée Rose |
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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
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New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
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1-57181-420-5 |
1-57181-080-3 |
1-78238-724-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Public issues in anthropological perspective ; ; volume 4 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Aging |
Aging - Anthropological aspects |
Aging - Physiological aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Interlude: Death Be Not the Enemy; Chapter 2 Examining Our Assumptions; Commentary: Understanding Aging Being Old Helps; Chapter 3 The Historical Demography of the Very Old; Commentary: What Are Some of the Implications of So Many Old People?; Chapter 4 Is Aging a Problem?; Commentary: The Problem of Elder Abuse; Chapter 5 (Negative) Associationsto Growing Old: The Elderly Portrayed in Words; Commentary: Anthropological Musingson Dependency; Chapter 6 Mobility and Immobility Stumbling, Tripping, Crumbling, and Falling Amongst the Aged |
Commentary: When They Fall DownChapter 7 Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View; Commentary: Practicalities and the Quality of Life; Chapter 8 Reflections on Retirement and the Conceptof "Home"; Commentary: Vagrant Thoughts on Retirement; Chapter 9 Some Socialand Ethical Implications of Dementia; Commentary: The Expectation of Sorrow as Anticipatory Grief; Interlude: Some Joys: My Personal Ode to Aging Thus Far; Chapter 10 Conclusion The Face in the Mirror; Concluding |
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