Social Gerontology a Multidisciplinary Perspective - Couverture rigide

Hooyman, Nancy R.; Kiyak, H. Asuman

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 020552561X ISBN 13 : 9780205525614

Editeur : Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experiences life.

 

Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining “productive aging” by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Social Gerontology with MySocKit, 8/E

Nancy Hooyman
H. Asuman Kiyak

ISBN-10:      020552561X

 

 

 

This best-selling, multidisciplinary, social aging text presents positive images of aging while considering the many factors that contribute to how aging individuals experience life.

Up-to-date and expanded, this text offers a comprehensive view that presents aging positively, portraying concepts of active aging and resiliency, and defining “productive aging” by elaborating on the numerous ways elders contribute to society and their families. Based on the latest research findings, it offers greater depth to critical issues of aging, attending to differences by age and cohort, gender, ethnic minority status, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

 

 

 

 

NEW TO THIS EDITION

 

MySocKit (www.sockit.com).

 

MySocKit is a book-specific online resource. MySocKit for Social Gerontology 8/e includes over 60 minutes of documentary-style video that illustrates many of the issues and concepts discussed in the text.

Other features of MySocKit include: 

• book-specific practice tests
• chapter summaries
• New York Times articles
• audio and video activities
• writing and research tutorials
• access to scholarly literature on aging through Research Navigator
• an annotated bibliography of recommended Research Navigator articles.

 

 

MySocKit will also contain the telecourse study guide material to accompany "Growing Old in a New Age" (formerly published as a separate print study guide).

 

A MySocKit access code card is packaged automatically with every copy of Social Gerontology 8/e.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 020552561X
• ISBN 13: 9780205525614
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 704
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible