This student-friendly text brings a social problems approach to the interdisciplinary study of gerontology. Academic research is combined with an empathetic view of the lives of older persons to involve students emotionally and intellectually. It retains popular "Old is News" chapter introductions. This edition includes more on the oldest-old, religion, and uses more graphs, charts and maps to present data.
- ISBN10 0314933328
- ISBN13 9780314933324
- Publish Date 1 January 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2007
- Publish Country US
- Imprint West Publishing Co
- Edition 5th Revised edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 380
- Language English