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"""Aging as a Social Process: Canadian Perspectives"" is a synthesis and interpretation of social science research and census data concerning individual and population aging. Throughout, the emphasis is on identifying, describing, and explaining patterns, processes, and current issues associated with individual population aging, rather than on describing programs or providing prescriptions to assist older persons. This approach enables students and practitioners to acquire basic knowledge about older adults and to develop an understanding of aging processes that people may experience throughout the life course."

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Author:   Barry McPherson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition:   4th ed.
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780195419023

ISBN 10:   0195419022
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   26 January 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Aging as a Social Process; Chapter 2 Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Aging; Chapter 3 Individual Aging: Continuity and Change Across the Life Course; Chapter 4 Population Aging: A Demographic and Geographic Perspective; Chapter 5 Understanding Older People and Aging Processes: Theory and Research; Chapter 6 Social Structures and the Life Course: Social Inequality and Social Change; Chapter 7 The Lived Environment: Community and Housing Alternatives in Later Life; Chapter 8 Family Ties, Relationships, and Transitions; Chapter 9 Work, Retirement, and Economic Security; Chapter 10 Social Networks and Social Participation in Later Life; Chapter 11 Social Support and Public Policy for an Aging Population; Chapter 12 Individual and Population Health in Later Life

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