Age groups: the elderly books

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Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry

Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry...

Author: Christine Overall
ISBN: 9780520232983
Format: Hardback
$158.40

With the help of medicine and technology we are living longer than ever before. This work offers a comprehensive...  Read More >>

Old Age

Old Age

Author: John Vincent
ISBN: 9780415268226
Format: Hardback
$305.00

With an overview of the key issues arising from demographic change, this volume asks questions such as: what if...  Read More >>

Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome

Experiencing Old Age in Ancient Rome

Author: Karen Cokayne
ISBN: 9780415299145
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This volume explores how ancient Rome dealt with the physical, intellectual and emotional implications of the ageing...  Read More >>

Keeping the Faith in Late Life

Keeping the Faith in Late Life

Author: Susan Eisenhandler
ISBN: 9780826117755
Format: Hardback
$190.08

Based on qualitative research study of men and women, sixty years and older, this volume explores older adults'...  Read More >>

Old Age

Old Age

Author: John Vincent
ISBN: 9780415268233
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Recent decades have seen a fundamental change in the age structure of many Western societies. In these societies...  Read More >>

Ageing, Housing and Urban Development

Ageing, Housing and Urban Development

Author: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN: 9789264198173
Format: Paperback
$59.95

OECD countries are undergoing an unprecedented increase in the proportion of elderly people among their total populations....  Read More >>

Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society

Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society...

Author: John W. Traphagan ,  John Knight
ISBN: 9780791456507
Format: Paperback
$79.07

A demographic and ethnographic exploration of how the aging Japanese society is affecting the family.  Read More >>

The Greying of Asia: Causes and Consequences of Rapid Ageing in Asia

The Greying of Asia: Causes and Consequences of Rapid...

Author: Louise Hateley ,  Gerald Tan
ISBN: 9789812102201
Format: Paperback
$58.08

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Cultural Gerontology

Cultural Gerontology

Author: Lars Andersson
ISBN: 9780865693272
Format: Hardback
$140.00

In this study, chapter authors examine the growth of gerontology as a discipline, the phenomenon of ageism as a...  Read More >>

Old Age

Old Age

Author: Professor of History John Vincent (The University of Alabama)
ISBN: 9781280070600
Format: Electronic book text
$432.96

Recent decades have seen a fundamental change in the age structure of many western societies. In these societies...  Read More >>

Gender and Ageing: Changing Roles and Relationships

Gender and Ageing: Changing Roles and Relationships...

Author: Sara Arber ,  Kate Davidson (Glasgow Institute of Psychosocial Interventions, UK)
ISBN: 9781280950605
Format: Electronic book text
$406.56

This book is a follow-up to Arber and Ginn's award winning Connecting Gender and Ageing (1995). It contains original...  Read More >>

Aging Bodies

Aging Bodies

Author: Christopher A Faircloth
ISBN: 9781299135659
Format: Electronic book text
$95.01

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Getting A Life: Older People Talking

Getting A Life: Older People Talking

Author: Michael (Ed.by) Simmons
ISBN: 9780753156285
Format: Paperback
$79.17

"""First published in Great Britain 2000 by Peter Owen Publishers""-- T.p. verso."  Read More >>

Senior Centers: Opportunities for Successful Aging

Senior Centers: Opportunities for Successful Aging

Author: Beverly Beisgen ,  Marilyn Kraitchman
ISBN: 9780826117045
Format: Hardback
$198.00

In this title, the authors describe how to create a successful community centre or recreational programme for older...  Read More >>

Ways of Aging

Ways of Aging

Author: Jaber F. Gubrium ,  James A. Holstein
ISBN: 9780631230595
Format: Paperback
$90.95

Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists. Offers detailed...  Read More >>

Ways of Aging

Ways of Aging

Author: Jaber F. Gubrium ,  James A. Holstein
ISBN: 9780631230588
Format: Hardback
$230.95

Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists. Offers detailed...  Read More >>

Volksziekten in Verre Landen

Volksziekten in Verre Landen

Author: Martien W Borgdorff
ISBN: 9786611983185
Format: Electronic book text
$55.44

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Active Ageing in Europe. Volume 1 Population Series No. 41

Active Ageing in Europe. Volume 1 Population Series...

Author: Of Europe Council
ISBN: 9786610923533
Format: Electronic book text
$95.67

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Ways of Aging

Ways of Aging

Author: Professor Jaber F Gubrium ,  James Holstein
ISBN: 9786611320621
Format: Electronic book text
$686.14

Ways of Aging is an engaging collection of ten original essays on the experience of aging. Written and edited by...  Read More >>

Gender and Ageing: Changing Roles and Relationships

Gender and Ageing: Changing Roles and Relationships...

Author: Arber ,  Davidson, M.D.
ISBN: 9786610950607
Format: Electronic book text
$242.77

Contains original chapters on gender and ageing, addressing emergent areas within gender and ageing, including gender...  Read More >>

Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: A Biographical Dictionary

Notable Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans: A Biographical...

Author: Serafin Mendez ,  Gail Cueto
ISBN: 9781282340176
Format: Electronic book text
$256.08

This is the first major biographical dictionary devoted exclusively to celebrating Caribbeans and Caribbean Americans...  Read More >>

Life, Death and the Elderly

Life, Death and the Elderly

Author: Reader in Social History of Medicine Margaret Pelling (Oxford University) ,  Richard M Smith
ISBN: 9781280324604
Format: Electronic book text
$221.63

A valuable historical perspective on the economic, medical, class and gender relations of the elderly, which until...  Read More >>

Power and Poverty: Old Age in the Pre-Industrial Past

Power and Poverty: Old Age in the Pre-Industrial Past...

Author: Susannah R. Ottaway ,  Lynn A. Botelho
ISBN: 9780313311284
Format: Hardback
$140.00

This volume examines contemporary research on the history of old age, demonstrating many ways in which advanced...  Read More >>

Elderly Americans: Issues & Programs

Elderly Americans: Issues & Programs

Author: Marie S Seabrook ,  Marie S. Seabrook
ISBN: 9781590332634
Format: Hardback
$196.62

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