The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology

by Simon Biggs, Ariela Lowenstein, Jon Hendricks

The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895037823
• ISBN13: 9780895037824
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"