The End Game : : How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years / / Corey M. Abramson.
Senior citizens face a gauntlet of physical, psychological, and social hurdles. But do disadvantages accumulated over a lifetime make the final years especially difficult for some people? Or does the quality of life among poor and affluent seniors converge? Corey Abramson investigates whether lifelo...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2015 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (230 p.) :; 5 tables |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. The End Game -- 1. "Old Is a Different Animal Altogether". The Shared Predicaments of the End Game -- 2. The Uneven Playing Field. Disparate Contexts and Resources in Old Age -- 3. Game-Day Strategies. How Prior Experiences Shape Cultural Strategies in the Present -- 4. Team Dynamics. The Meanings of Social Ties -- Conclusion. How Inequality Shapes Our Final Years -- Methodological Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Senior citizens face a gauntlet of physical, psychological, and social hurdles. But do disadvantages accumulated over a lifetime make the final years especially difficult for some people? Or does the quality of life among poor and affluent seniors converge? Corey Abramson investigates whether lifelong inequality structures the lives of the elderly. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674286801 9783110439687 9783110438741 9783110665901 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674286801 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Corey M. Abramson. |