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Suzanne Kunkel is Director of the Scripps Gerontology Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Miami University. She has published more than 25 articles, research monographs, and book chapters, primarily in the areas of the measurement of health and projections of health care needs for the older population. She is currently Past President of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Leslie Morgan is Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She has authored or co-authored three previous books and has also published over 30 articles and book chapters. Her research has focused on a variety of issues related to the aging of the population and issues confronting older persons, including widowhood, economic well-being, family relationships, and housing alternatives.
Leslie Morgan is Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She has authored or co-authored three previous books and has also published over 30 articles and book chapters. Her research has focused on a variety of issues related to the aging of the population and issues confronting older persons, including widowhood, economic well-being, family relationships, and housing alternatives.
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A Very Good Resource for Learning about Gerontology and Aging Issues,
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After taking a course with Dr Morgan in Gerontology and reading the book, I have to disagree that the book is not suitable for college level reading. While it is not an advanced research resource, it provides a general overview of a wide range of topics dealing with aging issues. Each chapter not only presents its own topics on a clear, easily understood level, but is also supported by highly respected academic research and studies. In many instances one can use the book as a good jumping off point for more further research and studies in the field. The book is definitely a good, general resource for anyone interested in learning more about aging and society.
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This textbook was not geared towards adult learners and presented the information in a very juvenile manner. This book was not helpful in supporting research, as the information was mostly 10-20 years old. I do not recommend this book to adult learners.
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Aging is something that happens to all of us. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
age entitlement programs, resourceful aging, occupational life cycle, societal aging, age stratification theory, compassionate ageism, coming cohorts, busy ethic, programmed theories, age deadlines, structural lag, aged dependency ratio, income maintenance policies, studying aging, social aging, age norms, future cohorts, physiological aging, productive aging, disengagement theory, aging world, aging enterprise, usual aging, individual aging, psychological aging Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, United States, African Americans, European American, Bureau of the Census, Topical Essay, World War, Aging Exhibit, Older Americans Act, Key Terms, Census Bureau, Decrease Increase Lower, Demographic Perspectives, Hispanic American, Great Depression, Western Europe, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Act, National Institute, House of Representatives, Commonwealth Fund, Nineteenth Amendment, Phychological Perspectives, Ronald Reagan, Big Five New!
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Aging is something that happens to all of us. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
age entitlement programs, resourceful aging, occupational life cycle, societal aging, age stratification theory, compassionate ageism, coming cohorts, busy ethic, programmed theories, age deadlines, structural lag, aged dependency ratio, income maintenance policies, studying aging, social aging, age norms, future cohorts, physiological aging, productive aging, disengagement theory, aging world, aging enterprise, usual aging, individual aging, psychological aging Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, United States, African Americans, European American, Bureau of the Census, Topical Essay, World War, Aging Exhibit, Older Americans Act, Key Terms, Census Bureau, Decrease Increase Lower, Demographic Perspectives, Hispanic American, Great Depression, Western Europe, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Act, National Institute, House of Representatives, Commonwealth Fund, Nineteenth Amendment, Phychological Perspectives, Ronald Reagan, Big Five New!
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- Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Fifth Edition (Handbooks of Aging) by Robert H. Binstock on 12 pages
- Psychology of Ageing by James E. Birren on 7 pages
- Families and Aging (Generations and Aging Series) by Linda Burton on 5 pages
- Critical Perspectives on Aging: The Political and Moral Economy of Growing Old (Policy, Politics, Health, and Medicine Series) by Meredith Minkler on 4 pages
- Handbook of Aging and the Family by Rosemary Blieszner in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using SPSS for Windows 95/98, Includes Dataset from the 1998 GSS for Use with SPSS Base 9.0 and 10.0 ... Methods & Statistics in the Social Sciences) by Earl R. (Robert) Babbie in Front Matter
- Sociology of Families by David M. Newman in Front Matter
- Families in Later Life: Connections and Transitions by Alexis J. Walker in Front Matter
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