| Aging and the Life Course with Making the Grade CD-ROM and Powerweb Contributor(s): Quadagno, Jill (Author), Quadagno Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0072949422 ISBN-13: 9780072949421 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua OUR PRICE: $122.79 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2004 Annotation: This groundbreaking text is the first to take a life course perspective, examining the relationship between the quality of one's life in old age and one's experiences, earlier choices, opportunities, and constraints. The text gives students a broad background for understanding current policy debates through a distinctive chapter entitled "Old Age and the Welfare State" (Chapter 11) and through boxed essays in every chapter called "An Issue for Public Policy." In addition, coverage of race, class, gender, and culture is integrated throughout. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 7.48" W x 9.5" (2.24 lbs) 576 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This groundbreaking text is the first to take a life course perspective, examining the relationship between the quality of one's life in old age and ones experiences, earlier choices, opportunities, and constraints. The text gives students a broad background for understanding current policy debates through a distinctive chapter entitled Old Age and the Welfare State (Chapter 11) and through boxed essays in every chapter called An Issue for Public Policy. In addition, coverage of race, class, gender, and culture is integrated throughout.. |
