Medical sociology and old age:towards a sociology of health in later life

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Higgs Paul
Group Author: Jones Ian Rees
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Critical studies in health and society
Subjects:
Carrier Form: x, 144 p.: ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780415398558 (hbk)
041539855X (hbk)
9780415398602 (pbk.)
0415398606 (pbk.)
9780203888728 (ebk.)
0203888723 (ebk.)
Index Number: R1
CLC: R1
C913.6
R161.7
Call Number: R161.7/H637
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-139) and index.
Medical sociology and old age -- Social gerontology and old age -- The body at later ages -- New developments in social gerontology -- The death of old age, critical approaches as undertakers -- The birth of a new sociology of health in later life -- Conclusion.