Sociology of Aging: Disciplinary Approaches to Aging: 3 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415938988 ISBN 13: 9780415938983

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

Synopsis:

The third volume in this six volume set explores how aging is viewed from the perspective of the major sociological schools of thought. This volume includes review articles that provide a historical perspective about the development of sociological theories and research related to aging. Ours is truly the age of aging. We are on the edge of a demographic, social, economic, and health transition revolution which will globally shape life in the Twenty-First Century. Increasingly, the aging of the population is having vast social and personal impact, changing past perceptions of the life-cycle; the organization of health care systems; social security policy; economics of retirement; political elections; cultural and religious views on aging and death; intergenerational relations; the nature of family life; the structure of communities and attitudes towards death. Aging is a multi-disciplinary problem. The effects of aging is an area of study with ever increasing importance to departments in the humanities and sciences, and it is a phenomenon studied by many disciplines hosting a range of related courses.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415938988
• ISBN 13: 9780415938983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Infeld Donna Lind