Cultural Gerontology:
Publisher: Auburn House
Published: November 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780865693272
Subjects: Cultural studies; Elderly; Gerontology; Social Science; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Social Science / Gerontology; Culture; Ageism
First sentence: It is nearly one century since Elie Metchnikoff coined the term gerontology for what he hoped would become a new scientific discipline and slightly more than one-half century since this field of research was institutionalized in the form of international associations, journals, and congresses.