The realities of aging : an introduction to gerontology / Cary S. Kart ; contributing authors, Ruth E. Dunkle, Eileen S. Metress, Seamus P. Metress.
Publication details: Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1990.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xii, 528 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0205118933
- WT 104 K18r 1990
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1. Introduction to the study of aging
Chapter 1. First the good news . . . the myth of aging
Chapter 2. The Study of Aging
Chapter 3. The Demography of Aging
Part 2. Biomedical Aspects of Aging
Chapter 4. What are the results of Aging
Chapter 5. Why do we become old?
Chapter 6. Health Status of the Elderly
Part 3. Aging Psychological and Social Perspective
Chapter 7. Psychological Aspects of Aging
Chapter 8. Social Aspects of Aging
Chapter 9. Sociological Theories of Aging
Part 4. The Aged and Society
Chapter 10. Aging and Family Life
Chapter 11. The Economics of Aging
Chapter 12. Work, Retirement and Leisure
Chapter 13. The Politics of Aging
Chapter 14. Religion and Aging
Part 5. Special Issues in Aging
Chapter 15. Racial and Ethnic Aging
Chapter 16. Living Environment of the Elderly
Chapter 17. Longterm Care
Chapter 18. Health Policy and Aging
Chapter 19. Death and Dying
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