The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives

by Jay Sokolovsky

Book Overview

The consequences of global aging will influence virtually all areas of life to be encountered in the 21st century, including the biological limits of healthy longevity, the generational contract and nature of family ties, the makeup of households and communities, symbolic representations of midlife and old age and attitudes toward disability and death. The new edition (3rd) of the award winning book The Cultural Context of Aging: World-Wide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275993027
• ISBN13: 9780275993023
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 770 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"