Critical Perspectives on Aging The Political and Moral Economy of Growing Old |
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| Author:
| Minkler, Meredith
Estes, Carroll L. |
| Series title: | Policy, Politics, Health and Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89503-076-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1991 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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Brings together 20 critical essays on aging within the context of the broad social, political, and economic factors that help shape and determine the realities of growing old. This work explores the social creation of old age dependency and the profound influence of race, gender, and social class on what it means to grow old.
Brings together 20 critical essays on aging within the context of the broad social, political, and economic factors that help shape and determine the realities of growing old. This work explores the social creation of old age dependency and the profound influence of race, gender, and social class on what it means to grow old.