Aging, social inequality, and public policy /
Fred C. Pampel.
- Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, c1998.
- xiv, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Sociology for a new century .
- Sociology for a new century. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-166) and index.
1.Images of old age -- 2.Public policy in old age -- 3.Class differences before and during old age -- 4.Race, ethnic, and gender -- 5.Old age support in comparative perspective -- 6.Inequality across groups and generations.
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