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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816461003321

Autore

Morgan Leslie A

Titolo

Aging, society and the life course [[electronic resource] /] / Leslie A. Morgan, Suzanne R. Kunkel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2007

ISBN

1-280-95801-4

1-281-96412-3

9786611964122

9786610958016

0-8261-0098-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (505 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KunkelSuzanne

Disciplina

305.26

Soggetti

Older people - United States

Aging - United States

Gerontology - 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 (p. 353-377) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Third Edition; 1 Aging and Society; 2 Studying Aging; 3 Aging People in an Aging World: Demographic Perspectives; 4 The Aging Individual in Social Context; 5 Family as an Age-Integrating Institution; 6 Aging Persons and Their Families; 7 Work and the Life Course; 8 Retirement; 9 Economics and the Aging of Society; 10 Aging and the Health of Individuals; 11 Aging and the Health Care System; 12 Politics, Government, and the Welfare State; 13 The Dynamics of Aging in Our Future; Index; Instructor's Guide

Sommario/riassunto

As our aging population grows ever larger, it is increasingly important to understand how adults age and what we can do to provide up-to-date care to ensure their well-being as an integral part of society. Leslie Morgan and Suzanne Kunkel understand that this phenomenon is about much more than just the physical or biological aspects of growing older and have put together a comprehensive text on the impact of society and sociology on the aging process. Use this text to explore the diversity of the aging population and dispel the major stereotypes



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