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Social gerontology : a multidisciplinary perspective
- Title
- Social gerontology : a multidisciplinary perspective / Nancy R. Hooyman, H. Asuman Kiyak.
- Author
- Hooyman, Nancy R.
- Publication
- Boston : Allyn and Bacon, [1996], ©1996.
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- Additional Authors
- Kiyak, H. Asuman, 1951-
- Description
- xvi, 591 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: What is Social Gerontology? -- Ch. 1. Growth of the Older Population -- Ch. 2. The Older Population and How It Is Studied -- Ch. 3. Historical and Cross-Cultural Issues in Aging -- Ch. 4. Social Theories of Aging -- Ch. 5. The Social Consequences of Biological Aging -- Ch. 6. Sensory Changes and Their Social Consequences -- Ch. 7. Health, Chronic Diseases, and Use of Health Services -- Ch. 8. Cognitive Changes with Aging -- Ch. 9. Personality and Social Adaptation in Old Age -- Ch. 10. Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality in Old Age -- Ch. 11. Mental Disorders and the Use of Mental Health Services -- Ch. 12. The Importance of Social Supports: Family, Friends, and Neighbors -- Ch. 13. Living Arrangements and Social Interactions -- Ch. 14. Economic Status, Work, and Retirement -- Ch. 15. Changing Roles: Community, Organizational, and Political -- Ch. 16. Death, Dying, Bereavement, and Widowhood -- Ch. 17. Populations at Risk: Older Ethnic Minorities -- Ch. 18. Populations at Risk: Older Women -- Ch. 19. Social Policies to Address Social Problems -- Ch. 20. Health and Long-Term Care Policy and Programs.
- ISBN
- 0205167764
- 9780205167760
- LCCN
- 95033032
- OCLC
- ocm32821300
- 32821300
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries