TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kart,Cary S.
TI  - The realities of aging: an introduction to gerontology 
SN  - 0205118933
AV  - WT 104 K18r 1990 
PY  - 1990///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Allyn and Bacon
KW  - Gerontology
N1  - 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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