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Gerontology

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  • Old Ageby Paul Johnson; Pat Thane

    Routledge 1998; US$ 113.00

    Featuring both methodological and empirical studies, Old Age represents a substantial contribution to the historical understanding of old age in past societies, as well as to the debate about post-modernism in historical study. more...

  • Life, Death and the Elderlyby Margaret Pelling; Richard M. Smith

    Routledge 1994; US$ 41.95

    A valuable historical perspective on the economic, medical, class and gender relations of the elderly, which until now have received relatively little attention. more...

  • Growing Old in the Middle Agesby Shulamith Shahar

    Routledge 1997; US$ 36.95

    Shahar draws a comprehensive picture of medieval old age, describing how it was perceived by different groups in society. This timely overview is an invaluable contribution to the social history of the whole of medieval Europe. more...

  • Caring for the Elderly in Japan and the USby John Ramsey Miller

    RoutledgeCurzon 2000; US$ 195.00

    This volume provides a broader picture of how elder care is defined at a time when ageing is becoming increasingly defined as a social problem. It is a valuable source for researchers in health and welfare, social policy and gerontology. more...

  • Images of Agingby Mike Featherstone; Andrew Wernick

    Routledge 1995; US$ 56.95

    The contributors in this book discuss images of aging which have come to circulate in the advanced industrial societies today. They address such themes as gender images of aging, images of health, illness and death. more...

  • Life After Ninetyby Michael Bury; Anthea Holme; Margot Jefferys

    Routledge 1991; US$ 200.00

    Life After Ninety examines old age stereotypes and presents a unique picture of the health, quality of life, and social circumstances of the very old. more...

  • Inequality And Old Ageby John A. Vincent

    Routledge 1995; US$ 59.95

    An analysis of ageing in relation to identity formation, inequality and stratification. The book outlines a theory of social inequality which encompasses those inequalities associated with old age - in addition to class, gender, race and ethnicity. more...

  • Living with Griefby Kenneth Doka; Jack D. Gordon; Marcia Lattanzi-Licht

    Brunner-Routledge 2003; US$ 24.95

    Living With Grief: Coping with Public Tragedy explores the nature of public tragedy, responding to these and other important questions. more...

  • Old Ageby John Vincent

    Routledge 2003; US$ 47.95

    This book provides an overview of the key issues arising from this demographic change, asking questions such as: * What if any, are the universal characteristics of the ageing experience? * What different ways is it possible to grow old? more...

  • Life Is So Goodby George Dawson; Richard Glaubman

    Random House Publishing Group 2000; US$ 11.99

    What makes a happy person, a happy life? In this remarkable book, George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was 98, reflects on the philosophy he learned from his father—a belief that "life is so good"—as he offers valuable lessons in living and a fresh, firsthand view of America during the twentieth century. Born in 1898 in Marshall, Texas, the grandson of slaves, George Dawson tells how his father, despite hardships, always believed in seeing the richness in life and trained his children to do the same. As a boy, George had to go to work to help support the family, and so he did not attend school or learn to read; yet he describes how he learned to read the world and survive in it. "We make... more...