Social Gerontology

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Social Gerontology is written by Nancy R. Hooyman and published by Allyn & Bacon. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0205595626 (ISBN 10) and 9780205595624 (ISBN 13).

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life. Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining productive aging by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.