Aging, the Individual, and Society
by Hillier, Susan M.; Barrow, Georgia M.Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-11
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary
This accessible book brings a social problems approach to the interdisciplinary study of gerontology. Academic research is combined with an empathetic view of the lives of older people to involve students emotionally and intellectually.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Aging in America | |
| Stereotypes and Images | |
| Theories in Adult Development | |
| Theories in Social Gerontology | |
| Friends, Family, and Community | |
| Intimacy and Sexuality | |
| Physical Health and Well-Being | |
| Work and Leisure | |
| Finances and Lifestyles | |
| Living Environments | |
| Mental Health | |
| The Oldest-Old and Caregiving | |
| Special Problems | |
| Ethnicity, Gender, and Culture | |
| Death and Dying | |
| Politics, Policies, and Programs | |
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