Aging and The Life Course 5th edition
ISBN:0073528226
ISBN13:9780073528229
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Authors:Jill Quadagno, Jill Quadagno
Aging and The Life Course Description
Aging and The Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology 5 Edition Aging and the Life Course is a comprehensive interdisciplinary text in social gerontology. It provides students with a firm grounding in methodological and theoretical issues associated with aging and examines changes in social roles, relationships and the biological and psychological process that occur as people grow older. It also considers all major life transitions including retirement, widowhood, grandparenting, and changes in living arrangements. In addition, this text considers the economic and political issues that influence the context in which people grow old. Although the primary focus is on the U.S., considerable material on aging worldwide is included. Unique features include four featured boxes, a life course perspective and an emphasis on inequality by race, ethnicity and gender.