| Description |
216 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Sage focus editions ; 18
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Sage focus editions ; v. 18.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Contents |
Introduction : research on aging in perspective / Neil G. McCluskey and Edgar F. Borgatta -- Economic roles and the status of the elderly / Charlotte F. Muller -- More on the economics of aging / Abraham Monk -- The issue of biological and psychological deficits / Carl Eisdorfer and Donna Cohen -- Biological and psychological factors in aging / Raymond Harris -- Research patterns in the health of the elderly : the community mental health center / Eugene Litwak -- The informal support system : its relevance in the lives of the elderly / Marjorie H. Cantor -- Old-age politics in a period of change / Robert B. Hudson -- The politics of aging and aging research / Harry Posman -- Values and future needs for research / Martin B. Loeb and Edgar F. Borgatta. |
| Subject |
Gerontology -- United States.
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Gerontology. |
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United States. |
| Added Author |
Borgatta, Edgar F., 1924-2016.
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McCluskey, Neil G., 1920-2008.
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| ISBN |
0803911815 |
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0803911823 (paperback) |
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