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Aging & the Life Course: Social & Cultural Contexts provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the study of aging and the life course from a distinctly sociological perspective. It explores the sociocultural dimensions of aging while encouraging critical thinking about the diversity of aging experiences, societal attitudes toward older adults the politics and economics of growing old, and end-of-life resources. Throughout, the text emphasizes the relevance of the material for working with older populations, understanding social policy and policy debates, improving communities, relating to others, and understanding ourselves.

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Dr Lowry has created an important resource for students interested in the field of aging. All readers, whatever their chosen career path, will find much to stimulate their thinking in this book. It accurately captures the complexities of growing older, as well as helps us think more clearly about important issues in Gerontology.--Yvonne Lozano, University of Arizona Global Campus

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Deborah Lowry is associate professor of sociology in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Montevallo. She was an NIH (National Institutes of Health) post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan’s Population Studies Center. She has authored or co-authored several publications in journals such as Teaching Sociology, Population Research and Policy and The Journal of Family Studies, a chapter in Otherhood: Feminist Perspectives on Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness, and a chapter in Social Problems in Action (forthcoming).

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