Kart, Cary S.  1946- <br/><br/>
The realities of aging :  an introduction to gerontology / 
Cary S. Kart ; contributing authors, Ruth E. Dunkle, Eileen S. Metress, Seamus P. Metress. 
 - 3rd edition. 
 - Boston :  Allyn and Bacon,  c1990. 
 - xii, 528 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents <br/>Part 1. Introduction to the study of aging <br/>Chapter 1. First the good news . . . the myth of aging <br/>Chapter 2. The Study of Aging<br/>Chapter 3. The Demography of Aging <br/><br/>Part 2. Biomedical Aspects of Aging <br/>Chapter 4. What are the results of Aging<br/>Chapter 5. Why do we become old?<br/>Chapter 6. Health Status of the Elderly<br/><br/>Part 3. Aging Psychological and Social Perspective <br/>Chapter 7. Psychological Aspects of Aging <br/>Chapter 8. Social Aspects of Aging <br/>Chapter 9. Sociological Theories of Aging<br/><br/>Part 4. The Aged and Society<br/>Chapter 10. Aging and Family Life <br/>Chapter 11. The Economics of Aging <br/>Chapter 12. Work, Retirement and Leisure <br/>Chapter 13. The Politics of Aging <br/>Chapter 14. Religion and Aging <br/><br/>Part 5. Special Issues in Aging <br/>Chapter 15. Racial and Ethnic Aging<br/>Chapter 16. Living Environment of the Elderly<br/>Chapter 17. Longterm Care <br/>Chapter 18. Health Policy and Aging<br/>Chapter 19. Death and Dying <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0205118933 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89006980  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gerontology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WT 104 K18r 1990