Aging: An Introduction to Gerontology

by Lewis R. Aiken

Book Overview

In this interdisciplinary text, Lewis R Aiken examines the elements that influence people in the later stages of life.

Beginning with an historical overview of gerontology, the author discusses both pragmatic and philosophical concerns within the field. Factors impacting the process and results of ageing are carefully outlined and address such areas as biology, psychology, sociology, economics and politics. The interpersonal variability of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080395445X
• ISBN13: 9780803954458
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 10.4"