Aging: Concepts and Controversies
- ISBN-10
- 1506328008
- ISBN-13
- 9781506328003
- Series
- Aging
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 696
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-02-14
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Authors
- Harry R. Moody, Jennifer R. Sasser
Description
This text is not simply a summary of research literature. Instead, it focuses on controversies and questions, rather than on assimilating facts or coming up with a single "correct" view about aging and older people. The unique text-reader format encourages readers to first grasp basic ideas about aging in three domains: aging over the life course, health and health care, and socioeconomic aspects of aging. Each "Concepts" section is followed by a series of edited readings, offering different perspectives from experts and specialists on that subject.
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