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Aging: The Social Context
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Aging: The Social Context

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The work provides an introduction to both social gerontology and sociology of aging studies. It offers a coherent narrative that is organized around broad sociological themes. What integrates this text overall is the discussion of how we socially construct aging, how different societies at different times construct aging, and what those changes say about our society. It contains lively, specualtive essays covering non-traditional topics and demonstrates the social process of aging from a completely different perspective.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Country
United States
Date
15 January 2001
Pages
536
ISBN
9780761987314

The work provides an introduction to both social gerontology and sociology of aging studies. It offers a coherent narrative that is organized around broad sociological themes. What integrates this text overall is the discussion of how we socially construct aging, how different societies at different times construct aging, and what those changes say about our society. It contains lively, specualtive essays covering non-traditional topics and demonstrates the social process of aging from a completely different perspective.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Country
United States
Date
15 January 2001
Pages
536
ISBN
9780761987314