Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 29, 2009: Life-Course Perspectives on Late Life Health Inequalities

by Harvey L. Sterns, Toni C. Antonucci, James S. Jackson

It is increasingly recognized that an individual's experience of old age is fundamentally influenced by their earlier life experiences. This volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics begins with an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of both the Life Span and the Life Course perspectives on health disparities in aging populations, examining them in the context of a changing structure of society.

This volume focuses on morbidities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826105114
• ISBN13: 9780826105110
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"