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" Gerontology : "
Madonna Harrington Meyer, Elizabeth A. Daniele, editors.
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845922
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Gerontology : : changes, challenges, and solutions /\ Madonna Harrington Meyer, Elizabeth A. Daniele, editors.
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Santa Barbara, California :: Praeger,, [2016]
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, ©2016
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1 online resource (2 volumes) :: illustrations
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144083427X
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: 9781440834271
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9781440834264
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"Written by a mix of established and emerging leaders in a broad array of disciplines, this two-volume set provides undergraduate and graduate students, scholars, professionals, and policymakers with an overview of the field of aging that examines the social landscape as well as the key challenges, changes, and needed solutions"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Volume 1 : Social and life course issues. Demographic perspectives on global population aging / Janet M. Wilmoth; Theories of aging and social gerontology : explaining how social factors influence well-being in later life / Vern L. Bengston and Marguerite DeLiema; Ageism : stereotypes, causes, effects, and countermovements / Meika Loe, Ariel Sherry, and Evan Chartier; The U.S. old-age welfare state : Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and Medicaid / Debra Street and Sarah Desai; Gender, race, and ethnicity and the life course / Jan E. Mutchler and Ceara R. Somerville; Poverty, income, and wealth across the life course / Andrea E. Willson and Nicole Etherington; Work and retirement / Jeanette M. Zoeckler and Michael Silverstein; Veterans and the life course / Andrew S. London; Immigration, life course, and aging / Ynese Abdul-Malak and Rebecca Wang; Marital status and living arrangements over the life course / Judith Treas and Tanya Sanabria; Grandparenthood : a developmental perspective / Bert Hayslip Jr. and Heidemarie Blumenthal; The transformation of aging politics and policy in the United States / Robert B. Hudson.
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Volume 2: Health and Wellbeing. Education across the life course / Elizabeth A. Daniele; Creativity and wisdom across the Life Course / Monika Ardelt and Carolyn E. Adams-Price; Religion and volunteering across the life course / Fengyan Tang; Biology and aging : a primer / Donna J. Holmes; Leading causes of morbidity and mortality among older Americans / Anna Zajacova and Vicki Johnson-Lawrence; Mental health, cognitive ability, and dementia across the life course / Donna D. McAlpine and Taeho Greg Rhee; Unpaid care work / Eliza K. Pavalko and Joseph D. Wolfe; Elder abuse / Joah L. Williams, Melba Hernandez-Tejada, Emily S. Fanguy, and Ron Acierno; Nursing homes and the continuum of care / Stephanie W. Burge; End-of-life and end-of-life planning; Grief and bereavement / Deborah Carr.
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This work examines where we are and where we are headed, paying careful attention to the differential impacts of gender, race, class, marital status, and other social variables. It considers key changes in demographics, old-age policies, families, work, and death and dying.
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Aging.
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Geriatrics.
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Older people.
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Aging.
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Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL / Gynecology Obstetrics
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Older people.
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Aging.
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Geriatrics.
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Aged.
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618.97
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RC952.55
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WT 100
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| Added Entry
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Daniele, Elizabeth A.
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Harrington Meyer, Madonna,1959-
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