Aging and the life course
Subtitle: an introduction to social gerontology
By: Jill Quadagno.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780073528229
Subjects: Gerontology
Table of contents: title: The field of social gerontology; title: Life course transitions; title: Theories of aging; title: Demography of aging; title: Old age and the welfare state; title: Biological perspectives on aging; title: Psychological perspectives on aging; title: Family relationships and social support systems; title: Living arrangements; title: Work and retirement; title: Health and health care; title: Caring for the frail elderly; title: Dying, death, and bereavement; title: The economics of aging; title: Poverty and inequality; title: The politics of aging.