The challenges of aging / / the editors of Salem Press
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| Titolo: |
The challenges of aging / / the editors of Salem Press
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| Pubblicazione: | Ipswich, Massachusetts : , : Salem Press, , [2017] |
| �2017 | |
| Edizione: | Second edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (iv, 72 pages) : color illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 305.26 |
| Soggetto topico: | Aging |
| Older people | |
| Old age | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Growing old : biological & physiological aging -- Growing old : psychological aging -- Growing old : social aging -- Aging challenges : ageism -- Age & social isolation -- Aging and culture, race & ethnicity -- Aging theory : social conflict analysis -- Aging theory : modernization theory -- Symbolic interaction analysis : activity theory -- The functionalist perspective : disengagement theory -- Elderly and technology -- Ethical issues of death & dying. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers an intriguing overview of sociology as it applies to the challenges of aging. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The challenges of aging |
| ISBN: | 1-4298-4353-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910136224703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Sociology reference guide.