02465nam 2200553 a 450 991045313890332120200520144314.01-78238-906-70-85745-779-9(MiAaPQ)EBC1337721(Au-PeEL)EBL1337721(CaPaEBR)ebr10745035(CaONFJC)MIL509011(OCoLC)855505443(EXLCZ)99255000000110892420120628d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTransitions and transformations[electronic resource] cultural perspectives on aging and the life course /edited by Caitrin Lynch and Jason DanelyNew York Berghahn20131 recurso online (280 p.)Life course, culture and aging:global transformations ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-778-0 1-299-77760-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-254) and index.section I. Frameworks -- section II. Bodies -- section III. Spatiality and temporality -- section IV. Families -- section V. Economics.Rapid population aging, once associated with only a select group of modern industrialized nations, has now become a topic of increasing global concern. This volume reframes aging on a global scale by illustrating the multiple ways it is embedded within individual, social, and cultural life courses. It presents a broad range of ethnographic work, introducing a variety of conceptual and methodological approaches to studying life-course transitions in conjunction with broader sociocultural transformations. Through detailed accounts, in such diverse settings as nursing homes in Sri Lanka, a factoLife course, culture and aging ;v. 1.AgingCross-cultural studiesAgingSocial aspectsLife cycle, HumanElectronic books.AgingAgingSocial aspects.Life cycle, Human.305.26Lynch Caitrin996094Danely Jason996095MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453138903321Transitions and transformations2282740UNINA