Social Gerontology: Issues and Prospects, Second Edition
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2023
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SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY: ISSUES & PROSPECTS, Second Edition, explores the complexity of aging by applying a life course perspective that views aging as an unfolding and dynamic process. It combines theoretical and practical ideas that provide students with the tools to make connections and distinctions between social definitions of age and the realities of growing older.
Case studies and interactive elements throughout allow students to explore the lives of older adults, current research in the field, and prospective careers in gerontology.
Chapter 1: The Field of Social Gerontology
Chapter 2: Demography, Population Characteristics, and Living Arrangements
Chapter 3: Theories of Aging
Chapter 4: Health, Illness, and Health Care in Later Life
Chapter 5: Personality and Adult Development
Chapter 6: Cognition, Intelligence, and Memory
Chapter 7: Family Relationships and Social Bonds
Chapter 8: Work, Retirement, and Leisure
Chapter 9: Economic Security, Public Policy, and Politics
Chapter 10: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Chapter 11: Social Policy, Economics, and Demography
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