Aging: Concepts and Controversies - Couverture souple

Moody, Harry R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803990138 ISBN 13 : 9780803990135

Editeur : Pine Forge, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Moody Harry R

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Harry R. Moody is a graduate of Yale University and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University. He has taught philosophy at Columbia University, Hunter College, New York University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. For the past18 years he has been at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College in the City University of New York, where he is Executive Director. Earlier, at the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC, he served as Co-Director of its National Policy Center. He is the author of over 75 articles and three books: Abundance of Life: Human Development Policies for an Aging Society (1988), Ethics in an Aging Society (1992), and most recently he published The Five Stages of the Soul (1997), a study of spiritual growth in the second half of life. He is known for his work in older adult education and served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel. He has also been active in the field of biomedical ethics and is an Adjunct Associate of the Hastings Center, Briarcliff, New York. Dr. Moody is currently the Director of Academic Affairs for AARP in Washington, DC. He also serves as Senior Associate with the International Longevity Center-USA and Senior Fellow of Civic Ventures.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The sixth edition of this student friendy textbook provides both a thorough explanation of the issues, as well as current research and controversies, exploring health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course.

This thoroughly revised new edition contains nine new readings, over 35 new photographs and an instructor'sresource CD.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pine Forge
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0803990138
• ISBN 13: 9780803990135
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 493