Aging in Black America

• Author(s): James S. Jackson, Linda M. Chatters, Robert Taylor,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 360
• ISBN_10: 0803935358
  ISBN_13: 9780803935358
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Gerontology ,

Description:... This book provides a systematic overview of the status and life situations of elderly black Americans. Based on an empirical national survey, the contributors examine the major substantive issues related to psychological and social dimensions of ageing from a perspective that addresses the population's special circumstances and strengths.

Sections are devoted to community, friends and family; church and religion; health, social functioning and well-being; group identity and political participation; and retirement and work.