Aging : an introduction to gerontology / Lewis R. Aiken.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage, c1995.Description: xiv,469p. : ill. ; 27cmISBN: - 9780803954458 :
- 080395445X
- 305.260973 AIK
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-452) and indexes.
1.The study of aging -- 2.Physical structure and functioning -- 3.Illness and health care -- 4.Cognitive abilities -- 5.Personality and problems of adjustment -- 6.Treating adjustment problems and mental disorders -- 7.Sex and marital relations -- 8.Social status and roles -- 9.Employement and retirement -- 10.Economics and aging -- 11.Living arrangements and activities -- 1.Crime and the law -- 13.Death and bereavement.
An introductory textbook that identifies and reviews what is known about aging and older adulthood and the methods by which such information and the resulting practical guidelines for dealing with the problems and possibilities of this time of life have been and continue to be obtained. Each chapter concludes with questions and activities and sugge.