- Bib ID:
- 2143394
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Cruikshank, Margaret
- Description:
-
- Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003
- xi, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
-
- 0847698483 (alkaline paper) (cloth)
- 0847698491 (alkaline paper) (paperback)
- Full contents:
-
- 1. Cultural Myths and Aging
- 2. The Fear of an Aging Population
- 3. Sickness and Other Social Roles of the Old
- 4. Overmedicating Old Americans
- 5. Healthy Physical Aging
- 6. The Politics of Healthy Aging
- 7. Gender, Class, and Ethnicity
- 8. Ageism
- 9. Prescribed Busyness and Spirituality
- 10. Gerastology: A Feminist's View of Gerontology and Women's Aging
- Conclusion: The Paradoxes of Aging.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-232) and index.
- Subject:
-
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study.
Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing.
Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2003
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate.
Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see:
Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.