عنوان

Gerontology :

(Number (ISBN

144083427X

(Number (ISBN

9781440834271

Erroneous ISBN

9781440834264

Title Proper

Gerontology :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

changes, challenges, and solutions /

First Statement of Responsibility

Madonna Harrington Meyer, Elizabeth A. Daniele, editors.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Santa Barbara, California :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Praeger,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2016]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (2 volumes) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

"Written by a mix of established and emerging leaders in a broad array of disciplines, this two-volume set provides undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, professionals, and policymakers with an overview of the field of aging that examines the social landscape as well as the key challenges, changes, and needed solutions"--Provided by publisher.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Volume 1 : Social and life course issues. Demographic perspectives on global population aging / Janet M. Wilmoth; Theories of aging and social gerontology : explaining how social factors influence well-being in later life / Vern L. Bengston and Marguerite DeLiema; Ageism : stereotypes, causes, effects, and countermovements / Meika Loe, Ariel Sherry, and Evan Chartier; The U.S. old-age welfare state : Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid / Debra Street and Sarah Desai; Gender, race, and ethnicity and the life course / Jan E. Mutchler and Ceara R. Somerville; Poverty, income, and wealth across the life course / Andrea E. Willson and Nicole Etherington; Work and retirement / Jeanette M. Zoeckler and Michael Silverstein; Veterans and the life course / Andrew S. London; Immigration, life course, and aging / Ynese Abdul-Malak and Rebecca Wang; Marital status and living arrangements over the life course / Judith Treas and Tanya Sanabria; Grandparenthood : a developmental perspective / Bert Hayslip Jr. and Heidemarie Blumenthal; The transformation of aging politics and policy in the United States / Robert B. Hudson.

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Volume 2: Health and Wellbeing. Education across the life course / Elizabeth A. Daniele; Creativity and wisdom across the Life Course / Monika Ardelt and Carolyn E. Adams-Price; Religion and volunteering across the life course / Fengyan Tang; Biology and aging : a primer / Donna J. Holmes; Leading causes of morbidity and mortality among older Americans / Anna Zajacova and Vicki Johnson-Lawrence; Mental health, cognitive ability, and dementia across the life course / Donna D. McAlpine and Taeho Greg Rhee; Unpaid care work / Eliza K. Pavalko and Joseph D. Wolfe; Elder abuse / Joah L. Williams, Melba Hernandez-Tejada, Emily S. Fanguy, and Ron Acierno; Nursing homes and the continuum of care / Stephanie W. Burge; End-of-life and end-of-life planning; Grief and bereavement / Deborah Carr.

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Text of Note

This work examines where we are and where we are headed, paying careful attention to the differential impacts of gender, race, class, marital status, and other social variables. It considers key changes in demographics, old-age policies, families, work, and death and dying.

Title

Gerontology: Changes, Challenges, and Solutions [2 volumes]

International Standard Book Number

9781440834264

Aging.

Geriatrics.

Older people.

Aged.

Aging.

Geriatrics.

Aging.

Geriatrics.

MEDICAL / Gynecology & Obstetrics

Older people.

MED-- 033000

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Daniele, Elizabeth A.

Harrington Meyer, Madonna,1959-

Date of Transaction

20200822183400.0

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pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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