| Edition |
7th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 390 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Handbooks of aging
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Handbooks of aging.
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| Note |
Previous edition: 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"Provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging"--Publisher description. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Theory and methods. Age, the life course, and the sociological imagination: prospects for theory / Dale Dannefer ; Aging, cohorts, and methods / Yang Yang -- pt. 2: Aging and social structure. Demography and aging / Linda G. Martin ; Trends in longevity and prospects for the future / S. Jay Olshansky ; Disability, functioning, and aging / Vicki A. Freedman ; Global aging / Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas ; Racial and ethnic influences over the life course / James S. Jackson, Ishtar O. Govia, Sherrill L. Sellers ; Stratification and inequality over the life course / Scott M. Lynch, J. Scott Brown -- pt. 3: Social factors and social institutions. Health disparities among older adults: life course influences and policy solutions / Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House ; Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being: sensitive period, accumulation, and pathway models / Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer ; Social factors, depression, and aging / Linda K. George ; Economic status of the aged in the United States / Virgnia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte ; Employment and aging / Sara E. Rix ; The changing residential environments of older people / Stephen M. Golant ; Civic engagement and aging / Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, Greg O'Neill ; Late-life death and dying in 21st-century America / Deborah T. Gold -- pt. 4: Aging and society. The political economy of pension reform in Europe / Martin Kohli, Camila Arza ; Politics and aging in the United States / Andrea L. Campbell, Robert H. Binstock ; The future of retirement security / John B. Williamson ; Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon ; Long-term care financing, service delivery, and quality assurance: the international experience / Joshua M. Wiener ; Gender, aging, and social policy / Madonna Harrington Meyer, Wendy M. Parker ; Aging and social intervention: life course perspectives / Lisa F. Berkman, Karen A. Ertel, Maria M. Glymour ; Fiscal implications of population aging / John Gist. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gerontology.
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Gerontology. |
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Older people -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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Older people -- Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Aging -- Social aspects.
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Life change events in old age.
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Aging -- Social aspects. |
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Older people -- Care.
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Life change events in old age. |
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Older people -- Care. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology. |
| Chronological Term |
2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Ebook.
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| Added Author |
Binstock, Robert H.
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George, Linda K.
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| Added Title |
Aging and the social sciences |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Handbook of aging and the social sciences. Amsterdam : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011 0123808804 9780123808806 (OCoLC)655650289 |
| ISBN |
9781780342511 (electronic book) |
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1780342519 (electronic book) |
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9780123808813 (electronic book) |
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0123808812 (electronic book) |
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9780123808806 (paperback) |
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0123808804 (paperback) |
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