Gerontology [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and issues / / Janet M. Wilmoth, Kenneth F. Ferraro, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c2007
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.260973
• Soggetto topico: Gerontology - United States; Older people
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WilmothJanet M (Janet May) FerraroKenneth F
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: AGING SCHOLARSHIP; PART II: PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART III: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING; PART IV: PUBLIC POLICY; Afterword; Subject Index; Name Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Designated a Doody's Core Title!. THE GROUNDBREAKING TEXT ON GERONTOLOGY, UPDATED TO ADDRESS THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF THE STUDY OF AGING.: What is Gerontology?.; How Does Aging Affect the Mind and the Body?.; How Does Social Context Influence Aging and Life Course Development?.; What are the Needs and Interests of an Older Population?. These questions are sparking the most important research in gerontology, and this third edition of the perennial text brings the research and its resulting theories from across the various disciplines into one broad overview of gerontology. This interdisc
• Titolo autorizzato: Gerontology
• ISBN: 1-281-81289-7; 9786611812898; 0-8261-0480-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454249903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II