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Voices and visions of aging : toward a critical gerontology / Thomas R. Cole ... [et al.], editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging--Social aspects.
- Aging.
- Gerontology--Methodology.
- Gerontology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, c1993.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Contributors; Overview: What is Critical Gerontology and Why Is It Important?; Part I: Theory/Epistemology/Method; Part II: Humanistic Gerontology; Part III: Political Gerontology/Ideology Critique; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81854-2
- 9786611818548
- 0-8261-9791-4
- OCLC:
- 437240796
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