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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson
| Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
| Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Aged
Commentary: 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910494721303321 |
Shield Renée Rose
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| New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson
| Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
| Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
| ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Aged
Commentary: 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798135303321 |
|
Shield Renée Rose
|
||
| New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson
| Aging in today's world : conversations between an anthropologist and a physician / / Renée Rose Shield and Stanley M. Aronson |
| Autore | Shield Renée Rose |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.26 |
| Collana | Public issues in anthropological perspective |
| Soggetto topico |
Aging
Aging - Anthropological aspects Aging - Physiological aspects |
| ISBN |
1-57181-420-5
1-57181-080-3 1-78238-724-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Aged
Commentary: 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821261503321 |
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Shield Renée Rose
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| New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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