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.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: xxvi, 744 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 9780521533706 (pbk.) :
- 9780521826327 (hbk.) :
- 9780521533706 (Paper)
- Handbook of age and ageing
- 305.26 JOH
- HQ1061 .C315 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.