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Title: WAYS OF AGING
By: Jaber F. Gubrium (Editor), James A. Holstein (Editor)
Format: Other digital

List price: £78.00


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ISBN 10: 0470756152
ISBN 13: 9780470756157
Publisher: JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD
Pub. date: 14 January, 2008
Pages: 240
Description: * Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists. * Highlights diverse ways of growing and being older. * Offers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled.
Synopsis: Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at the diverse ways of growing and being older. * Collects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists. * Highlights diverse ways of growing and being older. * Offers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled. * Addresses stereotypes of the aging process and provides diverse examples of individual experiences.
Publication: US
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Returns: Non-returnable
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