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Author: Frank J. Whittington ,
Suzanne R. Kunkel ,
Kate de Medeiros, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint: Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition: 2nd New edition
Weight: 0.800kg
ISBN: 9780826162533
ISBN 10: 0826162533
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 13 December 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Praise for the first edition: This book is exemplary in amassing demographic, policy, and sociopsychological data from around the world.... The content of the book is rich with current information seldom accumulated into one source... I recommend this volume to gerontologists, aging studies undergraduate and graduate students...demographers, and global studies scholars. - Dr. Carol A. Gosselink, PsycCritiques
Author Information
Frank J. Whittington, PhD, is professor emeritus of gerontology, Department of Social Work, at George Mason University, and professor emeritus of sociology at Georgia State University (GSU), where he was both a faculty member (1973–95) and director (1995–2008) of the Gerontology Institute. Suzanne Kunkel, PhD, is University Distinguished Professor of Gerontology and Executive Director of the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University. Her research is broadly focused on the social determinants of health, including the system of programs and services designed to support older adults in their goals to remain healthy, active, and engaged in their communities for as long as they choose. She has been supported by more than $7.5 million in external research funding to assess the implementation and effectiveness of these programs, including innovations such as consumer self-direction and dementia-friendly communities, and the role of cross-sectoral organizational partnerships in enhancing population health. Dr. Kunkel has published widely on the results of these projects, and on gerontology education. With Frank Whittington and Kate de Medeiros, she authored the second edition of Global Aging: Comparative Perspectives on Aging and the Life Course, a Springer textbook released in 2020. Kunkel is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE); she has served as President of AGHE, and Treasurer of GSA. She is the recipient of the Clark Tibbitts Award for contributions to the advancement of gerontology as a field of study. Kate de Medeiros, PhD, is the O’Toole Family Professor of Gerontology in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and a Scripps Research Fellow at Miami University.
