Handbook of minority aging [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Tamara A. Baker, Keith E. Whitfield ; volume associate editors, Cleopatra M. Abdou ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787315703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub. Co., c2014
• ISBN: 0-8261-0964-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (589 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BakerTamara A; WhitfieldKeith E. <1962->; AbdouCleopatra M
• Disciplina: 362.60973
• Soggetti: Minority older people - United States; Aging - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Psychology of minority aging -- pt. 2. Public health/biology of minority aging -- pt. 3. Social work and minority aging -- pt. 4. Sociology of minority aging.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text provides up-to-date, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive information about aging among diverse racial and ethnic populations in the United States. It is the only book to focus on paramount public health issues as they relate to older minority Americans, and addresses social, behavioral, and biological concerns for this population. The text distills the most important advances in the science of minority aging and incorporates the evidence of scholars in gerontology, anthropology, psychology, public health, sociology, social work, biology, medicine, and nursing. Additionally, the book