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ENRIGHT, Robert B.
Perspectives in social gerontology / ed. lit. Robert B Enright, Jr.- Massachusetts : Allyn and Bacon, 1994.- X, 406 p. ; 24 cm
ISBN 0-205-15433-6 (B) : compra


SOCIOLOGIA, GERIATRIA, TERCEIRA IDADE, ENVELHECIMENTO, APOSENTAÇÃO, MULHER, TRABALHO, SEGURANÇA SOCIAL, EUTANÁSIA, VIOLÊNCIA FAMILIAR, MAUS TRATOS, EUA

Introduction - real and imagined effects of aging. The demography of aging. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives. Physical aging in social context. Psychological aspects of aging. Aging and the family. Living arrangements. Work and retirement. Activities, roles and leisure. Economics of aging. Inequality gender and race. Death and dying. Health care and health-care policy. Aging and social policy. Aging in the future.