Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues, Third Edition [Hardcover]

Janet Wilmoth PhD (Editor), Kenneth Ferraro PhD (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0826102301 | ISBN-13: 978-0826102300 | Publication Date: September 11, 2006 | Edition: 3

Designated a Doody's Core Title!

THE GROUNDBREAKING TEXT ON GERONTOLOGY, UPDATED TO ADDRESS THE INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF THE STUDY OF AGING

• What is Gerontology?
• How Does Aging Affect the Mind and the Body?
• How Does Social Context Influence Aging and Life Course Development?
• What are the Needs and Interests of an Older Population?

These questions are sparking the most important research in gerontology, and this third edition of the perennial text brings the research and its resulting theories from across the various disciplines into one broad overview of gerontology. This interdisciplinary approach is key to developing a strong "gerontological imagination," a necessary base for the study of gerontology.

Use this volume to discover the cellular realities of aging alongside the social forces that play a role in developing Alzheimer's. Study the effects of nutrition and exercise in older lives and learn how the demographics of aging affect them. By combining knowledge from different disciplines, Wilmoth and Ferraro have created a comprehensive picture of gerontology today that will enhance any course instruction and provide a new window into the future of the discipline.

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About the Author

Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. His work has been supported by grants from the AARP Andrus Foundation, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. Ferraro has published over 80 papers in professional journals and books. He has served on several study sections for the National Institutes of Health and on the editorial boards of the American Sociological Review and Journal of Health and Social Behavior. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

Janet M. Wilmoth, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology and Senior Research Associate in the Center for Public Policy Research at Syracuse University. Her work has been supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging. She has published over 25 papers in professional journals and books. She is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Gerontology: Social Science and Teaching Sociology and she has coedited a special issue of Research on Aging.

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• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 3 edition (September 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826102301
• ISBN-13: 978-0826102300
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1 inches
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This review is from: Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues (Hardcover)

Filled with down right fundamental information on what happens to the body as we age (and social information too etc..). Even the stuff, of which we already knew, ends up getting a whole new twist to it (being explained medically has it's advantages). Example (although not in the book mind you): we warm up before we exercise (what dose this mean?).... We bring moister to the joints....

You see - giving it a different twist... And this book has a lot of explanations like this...

I'm glad I bought it - given a second chance? I would buy it again..