Anthropological perspectives on aging / edited by Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howell, Britteny M., editor.

Harrod, Ryan P., editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Research.

Aging.

Aging--Physiology.

Older people--History.

Older people.

Older people--Social conditions.

Aging--Social aspects.

Anthropology--Study and teaching.

Anthropology.

Gerontology--Research.

Gerontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2023]

Contents:

Introduction / Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod

Part I. Evolutionary and Biological Perspectives on Aging

Reproductive and Social Aspects of Aging in Non-Human Primates / Joyce A. Parga

Human Adaptability to Age-Related Biological Changes / Ryan P. Harrod and Alyssa Willett

Biocultural Perspectives on Aging: Importance of the Microbiome / Melissa K. Melby, Ankita Kansal, and Mark Nichter

Aging and Childcare: A Biocultural Approach to Grandmothering in Ukraine / Sofiya Shreyer and Julie Hemment

Menopause: A lifespan perspective with a focus on stress / Peteneinuo Rulu and Lynnette Leidy Sievert

Part II. Medical and Cultural Perspectives on Aging

Age-Related Changes in Human Skin: Impacts on Health and Perceptions of Attractiveness / Heather L. Norton

How Old is Your Patient?: A Medical Anthropological Approach to Age / Suzan Yazici and Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul

The Importance of Traditional Foods and Subsistence Activities for Healthy Aging in Alaska Native Communities / Britteny M. Howell, Ruby L. Fried & Vanessa Y. Hiratsuka

Caring for Karma: Death, Rebirth, and the Other "Successful Aging" On the Roof of the World / Jing Wang

The Aging Body in Islam: Exploring the Experiences of Older, Dying Muslims in the United States / Cortney Hughes Rinker

Dementia and the Divided Personhood in China / Yan Zhang

Generativity, Gender, and a 'Good Old Age among Urban Dwelling Older Yoruba People in Southwest Nigeria / Ojo Melvin Agunbiade

Part III. Anthropological Theory and Methods for Researching Aging

Conceptualizing Frailty in the Quick and the Dead / Douglas E. Crews and Kathryn E. Marklein

Methodological Issues in Participatory Research with Older Adults / Jean J. Schensul

Recruiting Participants for Dementia Research Without Saying "Dementia": A Site Study in Central Mexico / Eric E. Griffith

Future Directions for an Anthropology of Aging / Britteny M. Howell and Ryan P. Harrod

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 20, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Anthropological perspectives on aging

ISBN:

9780813072579

0813072573

9780813070346

0813070341

Publisher Number:

40031599345

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Restricted for use by site license.