Ageing in society : an introduction to social gerontology/ edited by John Bond, Peter Coleman, and Sheila Peace.
Contributor(s): Bond, John, BA
| Coleman, Peter G | Peace, Sheila M | British Society of Gerontology.
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BookPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1993Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 401 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0803989466; 9780803989467; 0803989474; 9780803989474.Subject(s): Gerontology -- Great Britain | Aging -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Older people -- Great Britain -- Social conditions | Psychology of ageing | Geriatric medicine | Age groups: the elderly | Humans AgeingDDC classification: 305.26 BON Summary: An introduction to the study of ageing and later life. Examining the differing perspectives in the ageing process within the social sciences and biology, the contributors provide a comprehensive and critical understanding of the key features of ageing.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This Second Edition has been extensively revised and expanded to take account of recent theory and research. A new chapter has been added dealing with issues of death and dying, and particular attention has been paid to issues of gender and ethnicity in the social structuring of later life.
It has been adopted by The Open University as a set book for its course K256 An Ageing Society .
Previous ed.: 1990.
Bibliography: p351-390. - Includes index.
Published in association with the British Society of Gerontology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-390) and index.
An introduction to the study of ageing and later life. Examining the differing perspectives in the ageing process within the social sciences and biology, the contributors provide a comprehensive and critical understanding of the key features of ageing.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Ageing in the Twentieth Century
- The Study of Ageing
- Biological Ageing
- Psychological Ageing
- Adjustment in Later Life
- Environment and Behaviour
- A Health Psychology
- Death, Dying and Bereavement
- The Sociology of Retirement
- Living Arrangements of Elderly People
- Intimate Relationships
- Dependency and Interdependency
- Poverty and Inequality in Old Age
- Images of Ageing
- Ageing into the Twenty-first Century