Voices and visions of aging : toward a critical gerontology /
A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. From philosophical reflections on the ""third age"" to critical perspectives on institutional adaptations to an aging society, this book presents a wide range of provocative thought. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xli, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826197917 0826197914 1281818542 9781281818546 9786611818548 6611818545 |
