Ageing in SocietyJohn Bond SAGE Publications, 2007 M03 8 - 364 pages The Third Edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of aging, exploring the key behavioral and social science theories, concepts, and methods. This new edition of Ageing in Society has been extensively rewritten and reflects new trends in European gerontology, incorporating recent developments in theory and research from international and interdisciplinary perspectives. |
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Page 18
... effects are subject to weaker selection than mutations with early age - specific effects , since the proportion of individuals alive must decline with increasing age even if there is no intrinsic increase in the tendency to die ...
... effects are subject to weaker selection than mutations with early age - specific effects , since the proportion of individuals alive must decline with increasing age even if there is no intrinsic increase in the tendency to die ...
Page 88
... effects of ageing and determining the onset of ' old age ' ( see also Chapter 11 ) . However , the simple ... effects reflect the influence of individual , biographical or developmental time , age differences may also be a result of ...
... effects of ageing and determining the onset of ' old age ' ( see also Chapter 11 ) . However , the simple ... effects reflect the influence of individual , biographical or developmental time , age differences may also be a result of ...
Page 111
... effects . However , within the field of social gerontology age effects are extremely difficult to identify with any certainty . We have seen that the combination of age effects with period and cohort effects as explanatory factors ...
... effects . However , within the field of social gerontology age effects are extremely difficult to identify with any certainty . We have seen that the combination of age effects with period and cohort effects as explanatory factors ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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