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Autore: | Gubrium Jaber F |
Titolo: | Ways of Aging [[electronic resource]] |
Pubblicazione: | Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina: | 305.26 |
Soggetto topico: | Aging |
Older people | |
Social Science | |
Aged | |
Bereavement | |
Adaptation, Psychological | |
Loneliness | |
Social Isolation | |
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | |
Adult | |
Emotions | |
Growth and Development | |
Physiological Processes | |
Age Groups | |
Sociology | |
Psychiatry and Psychology | |
Social Sciences | |
Persons | |
Physiological Phenomena | |
Phenomena and Processes | |
Named Groups | |
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena | |
Gerontology | |
Social Welfare & Social Work | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | HolsteinJames A |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di contenuto: | Ways of Aging; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Beyond Stereotypes; Part I Persistence; 1 Narratives of Forgiveness in Old Age; 2 Elderhood in Contemporary Lakota Society; 3 Claiming Identity in a Nursing Home; Part II Adaptation; 4 Three Childless Men's Pathways into Old Age; 5 Constructing Community from Troubles; 6 Family Lives of Aging Black Americans; Part Ill Change; 7 Aging and Change in a Religious Community; 8 Identity Careers of Older Gay Men and Lesbians; 9 Expectations and Experiences of Widowhood; Epilogue; Index; |
Sommario/riassunto: | Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at the diverse ways of growing and being older.:.; Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists.; Highlights diverse ways of growing and being older.; Offers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled.; Addresses stereotypes of the aging process and provides diverse examples of individual experiences. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Ways of Aging |
ISBN: | 1-281-32062-5 |
9786611320621 | |
0-470-70532-9 | |
0-470-75615-2 | |
0-470-75549-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910144140003321 |
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