Aging, society, and the life course
By: Leslie A. Morgan and Suzanne R. Kunkel
Contributors: Kunkel, Suzanne
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Springer Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 353
ISBN-13: 9780826119377; 9780826119384
Subjects: Aging; Gerontology; Older people
Description: This edition details the impact of societal forces on the aging process. Fully reorganized with the addition of new materials, the book focuses on the diversity of the older population, examining it from macro/micro perspectives to understand aging and the life course as a social phenomenon.--[book cover]
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Aging : aging, society and life course. 3rd ed. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aging and society; title: Studying aging; title: An aging world: demographic perspectives; title: The aging individual in social context; title: Aging and the family: personal and institutional contexts; title: Work and retirement in the life course; title: Economics and the aging of society; title: Aging and health: Individuals, institutions, and policies; title: Politics, government, and aging in America; title: Global aging; title: Baby boomers and the changing landscape of aging; title: The dynamics of aging in our future.