Key Concepts in Social Gerontology

✍ Scribed by Judith E Phillips, Kristine J Ajrouch, Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 249
• Series: SAGE Key Concepts
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Social gerontology is a new and dynamic field reflecting the increasing interest in aging across the world. This book provides a readily accessible guide to well established and contested issues, as well as new concepts emerging through cutting edge research in the discipline. The entries give concise, lucid knowledge on what constitutes the ‘building blocks’ of social gerontology and sets out a clear review of the core concepts, both classic and emerging, in this subject area. Each concept is explored in terms of its history, application, usefulness to theory and research, and significance in practice.

✦ Table of Contents

contents......Page 6
acknowledgements......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
A......Page 14
B......Page 44
C......Page 51
D......Page 75
E......Page 88
F......Page 105
G......Page 118
H......Page 135
I......Page 140
L......Page 149
P......Page 170
Q......Page 184
R......Page 190
S......Page 199
T......Page 222
bibliography......Page 230
name index......Page 241
subject index......Page 244