Global aging: comparative perspectives on aging and the life course

"Global Aging is distinguished by its unique perspective on universal similarities and sociocultural differences across nations. Fully revised, updated, and reorganized, the second edition presents-comprehensive coverage of major topics in social gerontology, expands its treatment of health beh...

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Hauptverfasser: Whittington, Frank J. (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Kunkel, Suzanne R. (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn), Medeiros, Kate de (VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Springer Publishing Company [2021]
Ausgabe:Second edition
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Zusammenfassung:"Global Aging is distinguished by its unique perspective on universal similarities and sociocultural differences across nations. Fully revised, updated, and reorganized, the second edition presents-comprehensive coverage of major topics in social gerontology, expands its treatment of health behavior, health care, families, caregiving, older workers, and retirement. It delivers new information on living environments, religious beliefs and practices; environmental threats; cross-cultural views of dementia; ageism in advertising; age-friendly communities; global immigration and cultural assimilation, and end-of-life caregiving, to name a few. The second edition also offers additional case studies, first-person narratives and focused essays to enhance core material and a greater number of non-Western contributors. The topical essays reflect changing mores and current issues affecting societies and the aging experience. Discussion questions conclude each chapter"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXXIV, 414 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:9780826162533

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