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9780195427196

Aging As A Social Process Canadian Perspectives

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195427196

  • ISBN10:

    019542719X

  • Edition: 5th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-05-15
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

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 fifthedition 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 agingprocesses that people may experience throughout the life course.

Author Biography


Barry D. McPherson is a former Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Wilfrid Laurier University. Andrew Wister is the Chair of the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University.

Table of Contents

PrefacePART I: An Introduction to Individual and Population Aging1. Aging as a Social Process2. Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Aging3. Individual Aging: Continuity and Change across the Life Course4. Population Aging: A Demographic and Geographic PerspectivePART II: The Social, Environmental and Health Contexts of Aging5. Understanding Older People and Aging Processes Through Theory and Research6. Social Structures and the Life Course: Social Inequality and Social Change7. Health Status Transitions and Health Care Systems8. The Lived Environment: Community and Housing Alternatives in Later LifePART III: Aging, Social Institutions and Public Policy9. Family Ties, Relationships, and Transitions10. Work, Retirement, and Economic Security11. Social Networks and Social Participation in Later Life12. Social and Health Policy for an Aging PopulationGlossaryAppendix: Internet Study Resources

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