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Handbook of aging and the social sciences /

A comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging. Aging is examined from the perspectives of many disciplines and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Binstock, Robert H; George, Linda K; Cutler, Stephen J; Hendricks, Jon; Schulz, James H
Published: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Sixth edition.
Series: Handbooks of aging
Subjects:
Gerontology
Aging > Social aspects
Life change events in old age
Older people > Care
Ge rontologie
Vieillissement > Aspect social
E ve nements stressants de la vie chez la personne a ge e
Personnes a ge es > Soins
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging
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Gerontologie
Aged
Aging
Life change events
Social sciences
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780120883882
Summary: A comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging. Aging is examined from the perspectives of many disciplines and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xxv, 514 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780080495187
0080495184
Index Number: HQ1061
CLC: C913.6
Contents: Aging and the life course / Richard A. Settersten, Jr. -- Modeling the effects of time: integrating demographic and developmental perspectives / Duane F. Alwin, Scott M. Hofer, and Ryan J. McCammon -- Morbidity, disability, and mortality / Kenneth C. Land and Yang Yang -- Old age through the lens of family history / Carole Haber -- Internal and international migration / Charles F. Longino, Jr., and Don E. Bradley -- Diversity and aging in the United States / Ronald J. Angel and Jacqueline L. Angel -- Social networks and health / Jennifer L. Moren-Cross and Nan Lin -- Converging divergences i

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