| Connect Access Card for Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology Contributor(s): Quadagno, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1259437558 ISBN-13: 9781259437557 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education OUR PRICE: $99.04 Product Type: Other Published: May 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
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| Publisher Description: Jill Quadagno s groundbreaking text "Aging and the Life Course" examines the relationship between quality of life in old age and its experiential catalysts. Throughout the text an emphasis is placed on the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and culture, and how these classifications affect quality of life. Students will come away with a broad background for understanding crucial and current policy debates. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective. It provides tools that make assessment easier, learning more engaging, and studying more efficient. For instance, Connect contains SmartBook, the first and only adaptive reading experience available for the higher education market. Powered by the intelligent and adaptive LearnSmart engine, SmartBook facilitates the reading process by identifying what content a student knows and doesn t know. As a student reads "Aging and the Life Course," the material continuously adapts to ensure that he or she is focused on the content most crucial to closing specific knowledge gaps." |
