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Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, examines the relationship between quality of life in old age and its experiential catalysts. Throughout the text, an emphasis is placed on the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and culture, and how these classifications affect quality of life. Students will come away with a broad background for understanding crucial and current policy debates. 

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Author:   Jill Quadagno
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   8th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.776kg
ISBN:  

9781260804270

ISBN 10:   1260804275
Publication Date:   13 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   1260837726
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART ONE DEFINING THE FIELD Chapter 1 The Field of Social Gerontology Chapter 2 Life Course Transitions Chapter 3 Theories of Aging PART TWO INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON AGING Chapter 5 Old Age and the Welfare State Chapter 6 Biological Perspectives on Aging Chapter 7 Psychological Perspectives on Aging PART THREE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING Chapter 8 Family Relationships and Social Support Systems Chapter 9 Living Arrangements Chapter 10 Work and Retirement PART FOUR HEALTH ASPECTS OF LATER LIFE Chapter 11 Health and Health Care Chapter 12 Caring for the Frail Elderly Chapter 13 Dying, Death, and Bereavement PART FIVE AGING AND SOCIETY Chapter 14 The Economics of Aging Chapter 15 Poverty and Inequality Chapter 16 The Politics of Aging Glossary Author Index Subject Index

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Jill Quadagno is the Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar Chair in Social Gerontology at Florida State University. She earned her B.A from Pennsylvania State University, her M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Dr. Quadagno is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Section on Aging of the American Sociological Association, the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. In 1994, she served as Senior Policy Advisor in the President's Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform. She is the author of numerous books on aging and social policy issues, and is presently serving as President of the American Sociological Society for 1997-1998.

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