| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 441 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
The handbooks of aging |
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Handbooks of aging.
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| Contents |
Scientific approaches and methods -- Structural constraints and adaptation -- Social institutions -- Aging and social intervention |
| Summary |
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Ninth Edition, provides a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research findings in the science of aging. The complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored. Completely revised, this edition not only includes the foundational, classic themes of aging research, but also a rich array of emerging topics and perspectives that advance the field in exciting ways. New topics include families, immigration, social factors and cognition, caregiving, neighborhoods and built environments, natural disasters, religion and health, and sexual behavior, among others. This book will serve as a useful resource and an inspiration to those searching for ways to contribute to the aging enterprise. Includes aging topics at both the micro- and macro-level Addresses the intersection of individual and aggregate factors Covers a spectrum of disciplines, including demography, economics, epidemiology, gerontology, political science, psychology, social work, sociology and statistics Brings together the work of almost fifty leading scholars to provide a deeper understanding of aging |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record; title from digital title page (viewed March 8, 2023) |
| Subject |
Gerontology.
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Older people -- Social conditions -- 21st century
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Aging -- Social aspects
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Older people.
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Aging.
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Life change events.
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Social sciences.
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Aged
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Aging
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Life Change Events
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Social Sciences
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Geriatrics
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Aged, 80 and over
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gerontology.
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elderly.
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social sciences.
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Social sciences
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Older people
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Life change events
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Aging
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Aging -- Social aspects
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Gerontology
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Older people -- Social conditions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ferraro, Kenneth F., editor.
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Carr, Deborah (Deborah S.), editor.
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Freedman, Vicki A., editor.
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Idler, Ellen L., editor.
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Wilmoth, Janet M. (Janet May), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780128162859 |
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0128162856 |
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9780128159705 |
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0128159707 |
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