This Aging Society - Softcover

Cockerham, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136510922 ISBN 13: 9780136510925

Publisher: Pearson, 1996

Synopsis

For sophomore/senior-level courses on the Sociology of Aging or Introductory Gerontology.

This comprehensive overview of the social aspects of the aging experience -- from the standpoint of both the individual and the wider society -- focuses on North American and worldwide trends, and the social positions of the elderly both now and in the twenty-first century. It assesses both the causes and direction of social change in the modern world brought on by the aging society.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The aging of human society worldwide is rapidly becoming one of the most distinct features of modernity. The purpose of this book is to examine the social aspects of the aging experience. Growing old is not simply a biological process; it is also a social and psychological phenomenon that involves important changes in the aging person's perceptions, social roles, self-concept, behavior, and approach to daily living.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136510922
• ISBN 13: 9780136510925
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288