02773nam 2200517 450 991049472130332120170919154702.01-57181-420-51-57181-080-31-78238-724-2(CKB)3710000000641257(EBL)4461985(MiAaPQ)EBC4461985(EXLCZ)99371000000064125720020701d2003 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAging in today's world conversations between an anthropologist and a physician /Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. AronsonNew York :Berghahn Books,2003.1 online resource (256 p.)Public issues in anthropological perspective ;volume 4Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.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 AgedCommentary: 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 Thoughts; References Cited; IndexPublic issues in anthropological perspective ;v. 4.AgingAgingAnthropological aspectsAgingPhysiological aspectsElectronic books.Aging.AgingAnthropological aspects.AgingPhysiological aspects.305.26Shield Renée Rose1049210Aronson Stanley M.1922-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910494721303321Aging in today's world2478019UNINA