Bryan Green

Gerontology and the Construction of Old Age

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Although attitudes toward the aged and their care are inherent in any society, gerontology itself is a relatively recent field of study and practice

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 249
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 347g
• ISBN-13: 9780202362557
• ISBN-10: 0202362558
• Artikelnr.: 25848394

Autorenporträt

Green, Bryan

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Text, Discourse, and Social Reality: A Methodology of Analysis
2: The Foundations of Gerontology
3: The Grammar of Dependence and Care in Gerontology
4: Mechanisms of Field Organization in Gerontology
5: Dispersal and Integration of "The Aged" in Gerontological Discourse
6: Openings and Closings to Critical Reflection in Gerontology