Gebundenes Buch

Critical Gerontology Comes of Age

Advances in Research and Theory for a New Century

Herausgeber: Wellin, Chris

Beschreibung

Critical Gerontology Comes of Age reflects on how baby boomers, caretakers, and health professionals are perceiving and adapting to historical, social, political, and cultural changes that call into question prior assumptions about aging and life progression.

Autor

Chris Wellin, PhD, is an associate professor of sociology and coordinator of gerontology programs at Illinois State University. In addition to publishing articles in numerous professional journals, Dr. Wellin was commissioned by a Committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2008 to review and assess ethnographic research on direct caregiving for older and/or disabled people. He served from 2009 to 2011 as chair of the Division on Youth, Aging, and the Life Course in the Society for the Study of Social Problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781138630277
• ISBN-10: 1138630276
• Artikelnr.: 57055127