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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dale Dannefer , Chris PhillipsonPublisher: Sage Publications Ltd Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.220kg ISBN: 9781446270479ISBN 10: 1446270475 Pages: 712 Publication Date: 25 March 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors constitute a Who's Who of international gerontology, and the focus on globalization and aging is unique among Handbooks today. This Handbook should be in the library of every social gerontologist Vern L. Bengtson AARP/University Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California This handbook is an impressive testimony to the vibrancy of social gerontology today. It documents the growing range of themes and disciplinary approaches in the study of societal aging. The two editors - one American, one European - have used their experience and reputation to assemble an outstanding cast of contributors who address the issues of aging societies in a truly global perspective Martin Kohli Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute Not only are the topics in this volume multidisciplinary but also the authors of the chapters come from all over the world and are acknowledged experts...All in all this is a very useful new contribution to the literature, and the editors are to be congratualted on bringing together a distinguished group of authors on such an interesting number of relevant topics Anthea Tinker Journal of Aging & Society This SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors constitute a Who's Who of international gerontology, and the focus on globalization and aging is unique among Handbooks today. This Handbook should be in the library of every social gerontologist Vern L. Bengtson AARP/University Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California <hr color= GBP666666 size= 1px /> This handbook is an impressive testimony to the vibrancy of social gerontology today. It documents the growing range of themes and disciplinary approaches in the study of societal aging. The two editors - one American, one European - have used their experience and reputation to assemble an outstanding cast of contributors who address the issues of aging societies in a truly global perspective Martin Kohli Department of Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute <hr color= GBP666666 size= 1px /> Not only are the topics in this volume multidisciplinary but also the authors of the chapters come from all over the world and are acknowledged experts...All in all this is a very useful new contribution to the literature, and the editors are to be congratualted on bringing together a distinguished group of authors on such an interesting number of relevant topics Anthea Tinker Journal of Aging & Society Author InformationDale Dannefer is the Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology and Chair Department of Sociology at Case Western University in Ohio. Chris Phillipson is Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at Keele University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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