A comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the social aspects of aging. Aging is examined from the perspectives of many disciplines and professions including anthropology, bioethics, demography, economics, epidemiology, law, political science, psychology, and s…
"Everything that lives will die: that's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of aging and their life spans ... and that variation is nothing compared to what's found in other animal and plant species. What acco…
"A brave book with a polemical argument on the paradoxes, struggles and advantages of aging. How old am I? Don't ask, don't tell. As the baby boomers approach their sixth or seventh decade, they are faced with new challenges and questions of politics and identity. In the footste…
Examines the relationship between aging and women in a culture obsessed with youthfulness and brings alive feminist theories about aging, beauty work, femininity, and the body.
Our aging world -- The study of global aging -- The welfare state and global aging -- Demographic perspectives on an aging world -- Disability and active life expectancy -- Health and health care -- Long-term services and supports / Robert Applebaum, Emily Robbins, and Anthony B…
"This study entails a qualitative cultural film analysis of single women characters in six contemporary US-American movies released between 1999 and 2008. On the one hand, the focal point is the assessment of character portrayals and their embedding into their everyday lives. On…
"Great Myths of Aging dispels the myriad myths, misconceptions, and "anti-aging" stereotypes"--
