International Handbook on Aging
Subtitle: Contemporary Developments and Research
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: August 15, 1980
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 529
ISBN-13: 9780313208904
Subjects: Sociology - General; Elderly; Social Gerontology; Addresses and essays; Cross-cultural studies; Gerontology; Sociology
Description: This book presents a survey of gerontological research and programs for the 28 countries around the world with substantial activity in this area, including Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, the German Democratic Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Switzerland, the USSR, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia. An introductory section on the demographic situation with regard to the elderly is included for most of the countries listed.