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" Aging and the life course : "
Jill Quadagno.
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BL
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891738
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Quadagno, Jill S.
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Aging and the life course : : an introduction to social gerontology /\ Jill Quadagno.
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6th ed.
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New York, NY :: McGraw-Hill/Connect Learn Succeed,, ©2014.
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xx, 486 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0078026857
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: 9780078026850
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-450) and index.
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| Contents
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The field of social gerontology -- Life course transitions -- Theories of aging -- Demography of aging -- Old age and the welfare state -- Biological perspectives on aging -- Psychological perspectives on aging -- Family relationships and social support systems -- Living arrangements -- Work and retirement -- Health and health care -- Caring for the frail elderly -- Dying, death, and bereavement -- The economics of aging -- Poverty and inequality -- The politics of aging
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| Abstract
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Jill Quadagno's groundbreaking text Aging and the Life Course examines the relationship between quality of life in old age and its experiential catalysts. Throughout the text an emphasis is placed on the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and culture, and how these classifications affect quality of life. Students will come away with a broad background for understanding crucial and current policy debates. Dr. Jill S. Quadagno is Professor of Sociology at Florida State University where she holds the Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar Chair in Social Gerontology.
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Gerontology.
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Gerontology.
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305.26
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HQ1061.Q33 2014
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