*Language, memory, and aging
The book represents a felicitous union of epidemiology, gerontology, and demography, and appears to be the first and only comprehensive text on this subject now available. Drawing on a wide range of sciences in addition to demography, gerontology, and epidemiology, including med…
Age as Disease explores the foundations of gerontology as a discipline to examine the ways contemporary society constructs old age as a disease-state. Framed throughout as gerontological hygiene, this book examines contemporary regimes, strategies and treatment protocols deploye…
« Aging from a sociological standpoint; aging population and affects on healthcare, retirement (financial) income, housing, support (families, friends, caretakers), lifestyle. »--
Cette étude s'intéresse à la vieillesse dans le contexte particulier de la société tunisienne en tant que société en mutation. Elle se propose de comprendre et d'analyser les représentations que se font des personnes âgées de leur place dans ladite société, plus précisément elle…
