Aging, the Individual, & Society

• Author(s): Georgia M. Barrow,
• Publisher: West Publishing Company
• Pages: 422
• ISBN_10: 0314044442
  ISBN_13: 9780314044440
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / General , Social Science / Gerontology , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... This successful, student-friendly text brings a social problems approach to the interdisciplinary study of gerontology. Academic research is combined with an empathetic view of the lives of older persons to involve students emotionally and intellectually. It retains popular Old is News chapter introductions. This edition includes more on the oldest-old, religion, and uses more graphs, charts, and maps to present data.