Aging in Today's World : : Conversations between an Anthropologist and a Physician /

Aging in Today's World : : Conversations between an Anthropologist and a Physician / / Renée Rose Shield, Stanley M. Aronson.

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Never before in human existence have the aged been so numerous — and for the most part — healthy. In this important new book, two professionals, an anthropologist and a physician, wrestle with the complex subject of aging. Is it inevitable? Is it a burden or gift? What is successful aging? Why are s...

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Shield, Renée Rose,
Aronson, Stanley M.,
Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Series:Public Issues in Anthropological Perspective ; 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Introduction (RRS)
  • Chapter 2. Examining Our Assumptions (RRS)
  • Chapter 3. The Historical Demography of the Very Old (SMA)
  • Chapter 4. Is Aging a Problem? (RRS)
  • Chapter 5. (Negative) Associations to Growing Old: The Elderly Portrayed in Words (SMA)
  • Chapter 6. Mobility and Immobility: Stumbling, Tripping, Crumbling and Falling Amongst the Aged (SMA)
  • Chapter 7. Systemic Diseases of the Elderly and the Problem of Alcoholism: Two Points of View (SMA)
  • Chapter 8. Reflections On Retirement and the Concept of “Home” (RRS)
  • Chapter 9. Some Social and Ethical Implications of Dementia (RRS)
  • Chapter 10. Conclusion
  • References Cited
  • Index

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