LEADER 02773nam 2200517 450 001 9910494721303321 005 20170919154702.0 010 $a1-57181-420-5 010 $a1-57181-080-3 010 $a1-78238-724-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000641257 035 $a(EBL)4461985 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4461985 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000641257 100 $a20020701d2003 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAging in today's world $econversations between an anthropologist and a physician /$fRene?e Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aPublic issues in anthropological perspective ;$vvolume 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index. 327 $aTitle 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 327 $aCommentary: When They Fall DownChapter 7 Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View; Commentary: Practicalities and the Quality of Life; Chapter 8 Reflections on Retirement and the Conceptof "Home"; Commentary: Vagrant Thoughts on Retirement; Chapter 9 Some Socialand Ethical Implications of Dementia; Commentary: The Expectation of Sorrow as Anticipatory Grief; Interlude: Some Joys: My Personal Ode to Aging Thus Far; Chapter 10 Conclusion The Face in the Mirror; Concluding Thoughts; References Cited; Index 410 0$aPublic issues in anthropological perspective ;$vv. 4. 606 $aAging 606 $aAging$xAnthropological aspects 606 $aAging$xPhysiological aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAging. 615 0$aAging$xAnthropological aspects. 615 0$aAging$xPhysiological aspects. 676 $a305.26 700 $aShield$b Rene?e Rose$01049210 702 $aAronson$b Stanley M.$f1922- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910494721303321 996 $aAging in today's world$92478019 997 $aUNINA