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Title: IN THE COUNTRY OF THE OLD
By: Jon Hendricks
Format: Paperback

List price: £49.99


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ISBN 10: 0895030152
ISBN 13: 9780895030153
Publisher: BAYWOOD PUBLISHING COMPANY INC
Pub. date: 15 June, 1980
Series: Perspectives on Aging and Human Development
Pages: 160
Description: Aging is a universal experience, and an individual one. But it is also a cultural phenomenon. This collection draws on research from around the world to explore how cultural context shapes and defines aging process. It examines differing ethnic groups in United States.
Synopsis: Aging is a universal experience, and an individual one. But it is also a cultural phenomenon. Our ethnic and social background has a strong influence on how we deal with growing old. This collection draws on research from around the world to explore how cultural context shapes and defines the aging process. Studies examine differing patterns in the lives of the aged in Portugal, Polynesia, Sweden, and Israel, and among ethnic groups in the United States.
Publication: US
Imprint: Baywood Publishing Company Inc
Returns: Returnable
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