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 6
... seen geographically as up to fifty countries that can be divided into a number of regions - eastern Europe , south - east Europe , central Europe , southern Europe , western Europe , Scandinavia and the British Isles / UK – ranging ...
... seen geographically as up to fifty countries that can be divided into a number of regions - eastern Europe , south - east Europe , central Europe , southern Europe , western Europe , Scandinavia and the British Isles / UK – ranging ...
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... seen as a frail person in need of support and care can be central . Our experience of the lifecourse is based on time within a given society and for the ageing population the periods spent in middle age and third age are seen to be ...
... seen as a frail person in need of support and care can be central . Our experience of the lifecourse is based on time within a given society and for the ageing population the periods spent in middle age and third age are seen to be ...
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... seen in findings from the 1999 Eurobarometer Survey where people were posed the question : Some say that older people needing personal care should go into residential / nursing homes . [ Others ] say that the social services should help ...
... seen in findings from the 1999 Eurobarometer Survey where people were posed the question : Some say that older people needing personal care should go into residential / nursing homes . [ Others ] say that the social services should help ...
Contents
The biology of ageing | 15 |
Psychological ageing | 38 |
Social theory and social ageing | 68 |
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Ageing in Society John Bond,Sheila M Peace,Freya Dittmann-Kohli,Gerben Westerhof Limited preview - 2007 |
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