Book
Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging
Record details
- ISBN: 0847698483 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780847698486 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0847698491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780847698493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
-
Physical Description:
print
xi, 244 p. ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-232) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Cultural myths and aging -- The fear of an aging population -- Sickness and other social roles of the old -- Overmedicating old Americans -- Healthy physical aging -- The politics of healthy aging -- Gender, class, and ethnicity -- Ageism -- Prescribed busyness and spirituality -- Gerastology : a feminist's view of gerontology and women's aging -- Conclusion: The paradoxes of aging. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Older people -- United States Aged -- United States Aging -- Psychological aspects |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | BF 724.55 A35 C78 2003 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
|
B001206457 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
