Aging as a Social Process is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the topic on the topic in Canada. Employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, it explains why aging is not just a biological process but also a complex social one. Each chapter in the fifth edition has been rewritten and updated to include 2006 Census data. Aging as a Social Process is a synthesis and interpretation of social science research and census data concerning individual and population aging. Throughout, the emphasis is on identifying, describing, and explaining patterns, processes, and current issues associated with individual population aging, rather than on describing programs or providing prescriptions to assist older persons. This approach enables students and practitioners to acquire basic knowledge about older adults and to develop an understanding of aging processes that people may experience throughout the life course.
- ISBN10 019542719X
- ISBN13 9780195427196
- Publish Date 15 May 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 January 2014
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Oxford University Press, Canada
- Edition 5th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 488
- Language English