Later Life

The Realities of Aging

Harold Cox (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

432 Seiten

2017 | 6th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-46793-4 (ISBN)

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For courses in Sociology of Aging or Gerontology taught primarily in departments of sociology. Message: An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process which uses symbolic interactionism as the main theoretical perspective.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process which uses symbolic interactionism as the main theoretical perspective. Accessible, interdisciplinary coverage with chapters covering a variety of subject matter areas from biology to psychology, from economics to sociology, from political science to religion. Utilizes symbolic interaction perspective to explain behavior problems and an individual's adaptations associated with the process of aging.

Harold G. Cox is a professor of sociology at the University of Indiana, USA

Preface. PART I: Introduction, PART II: The Individual and the Social System, PART III: Adjustment Patterns and Changing Lifestyles in Old Age, PART IV: Societal Issues Confronting Older Americans, Conclusion, Key Terms, Notes, References, Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.10.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-46793-6 / 1138467936
ISBN-13	978-1-138-46793-4 / 9781138467934
Zustand	Neuware