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Victor Marshall, Dept. of Sociology and Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill --

This volume reflects the emergence of ageing as a global concern, including chapters by international scholars from Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America.

Old age is a part of the lifecycle about which there are numerous myths and stereotypes. To present an overstatement of commonly held beliefs, the old are portr

Appropriate for sociology, psychology, and nursing students, this textbook examines the biological and physiological changes that affect older people's daily fu

This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public