Society and Aging Series
Aging, Globalization and Inequality: The New Critical Gerontology
1st Edition
Edited
By Jan Baars, Dale Dannefer, Chris Phillipson, Alan Walker
December 07, 2016
This book is a major reassessment of work in the field of critical gerontology, providing a comprehensive survey of issues by a team of contributors drawn from Europe and North America. The book focuses on the variety of ways in which age and ageing are socially constructed, and the extent to which...
The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology
1st Edition
By Simon Biggs, Jon Hendricks, Ariela Lowenstein
July 15, 2003
The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas ...
Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations
2nd Edition
By Theodore H. Hoff, Richard W. Park
June 15, 1999
"Aging Public Policy: Bonding the Generations" is presented in three parts. Part One describes the policy process as a response to human needs through the laws of our country. Part Two explores the national policy development on behalf of older persons. Part Three describes the major public ...
Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
1st Edition
By Claire Lavin, Kenneth Doka
June 15, 1999
Assesses the needs and lives of the first generation of people with developmental disabilities who have survived into later life. Describes the challenges facing practitioners in gerontology and developmental disabilities to modify programs designed for mid-life adults, and notes that senior ...