| Ways Aging Contributor(s): Gubrium, Jaber F. (Editor), Holstein, James a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631230580 ISBN-13: 9780631230588 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $140.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: "Ways of Aging" is an engaging collection of ten original essays on the experience of aging. Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday life, these essays draw from original case studies to feature diverse ways of growing and being older. Through in-depth interviews and first-person accounts, each essay gives a voice to the elderly, stressing the distinct and assorted identities that people develop as they grow older under different circumstances. In straightforward and compelling prose, the authors feature the varied experiences of widows, African Americans, Native Americans, nursing home residents, gay and lesbian elders, and others. The essays provide vivid illustrations of both the complex differences of the aging experience and the surprising commonalities. The theme of a diverse, multifaceted aging experience links the various presentations. Countering familiar stereotypes, "Ways of Aging" offers a unique perspective on the different pathways that may be taken through the later years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gerontology - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
| Dewey: 305.26 |
| LCCN: 2002004847 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.06" W x 9.42" (1.08 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at the diverse ways of growing and being older.
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