The challenges of aging / the editors of Salem Press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors of Salem Press, author.

Series:

Sociology Reference Guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 66 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociological topics. This volume offers an intriguing overview of sociology as it applies to the challenges of aging.

Contents:

""Sociology Reference Guide: The Challenges of Aging""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Growing Old: Biological & Physiological Aging""; ""Growing Old: Psychological Aging""; ""Growing Old: Social Aging""; ""Aging Challenges: Ageism""; ""Age & Social Isolation""; ""Aging & Culture, Race & Ethnicity""; ""Aging Theory: Social Conflict Analysis""; ""Aging Theory: Modernization Theory""; ""Symbolic Interaction Analysis: Activity Theory""; ""The Functionalist Perspective: Disengagement Theory""; ""Ethical Issues of Death & Dying""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9781429834858

1429834854

OCLC:

883331186