Voices and Visions of Aging (Hardcover)

W. Andrew Achenbaum

ISBN 10: 0826180205 / ISBN 13: 9780826180209

Published by Springer Publishing Co Inc, New York, 1992

Hardcover. A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. From philosophical reflections on the "third age" to critical perspectives on institutional adaptations to an aging society, this book presents a wide range of provocative thought. Introducing a basis for dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines, this work addresses topics as industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. It includes philosophical reflections on the ""third age"", perspectives on institutional adaptations, and an aging society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780826180209

Synopsis:

A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. From philosophical reflections on the "third age" to critical perspectives on institutional adaptations to an aging society, this book presents a wide range of provocative thought.

About the Authors:

Thomas R. Cole, PhD, is Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

W. Andrew Achenbaum, PhD, is Deputy Director of the Institute for Gerontology and Professor in the Department of History at the University of Michigan.

Patricia L. Jakobi, PhD, is Administrative Director of the Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and Assistant Editor, Journal of Aging and Health..

Robert Kastenbaum, PhD, is a professor of communication at Arizona State University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Voices and Visions of Aging (Hardcover)
Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc, New York
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition