The Cambridge handbook of age and ageing / edited by Malcolm L. Johnson ; [in] association with Vern L. Bengtson, Peter G. Coleman, Thomas B.L. Kirkwood.

By:

Johnson, Malcolm L. (ed)

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: xxvi, 744 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9780521533706 (pbk.) :
9780521826327 (hbk.) :
9780521533706 (Paper)

Other title:

Handbook of age and ageing

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.26 JOH

LOC classification:

HQ1061 .C315 2005

Contents:

Part I. Introduction and Overview; Part II. The Ageing Body; Part III. The Ageing Mind; Part IV. The Ageing Self; Part V. The Ageing of Relationships; Part VI. The Ageing of Societies; Part VII. Policies and Provisions for Older People.

Summary: Focusing on behavioural and social science, supported by medical and biological sciences, this book provides comprehensive and accessible accounts of all key topics ranging from theories of ageing, demography and the physical and mental aspects to social contexts, cross-cultural perspectives and politics of ageing.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	305.26 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00213046

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Focusing on behavioural and social science, supported by medical and biological sciences, this book provides comprehensive and accessible accounts of all key topics ranging from theories of ageing, demography and the physical and mental aspects to social contexts, cross-cultural perspectives and politics of ageing.