New Directions in the Sociology of Aging

by NationalResearchCouncil (Author), Committeeon Population (Author), Divisionof Behavioraland Social Sciencesand Educat (Author), ThomasJ.Plewes (Editor), LindaJ.Waite (Editor), PanelonNewDirectionsinSocialDemographySocialEpidem (Author)

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  Paperback
  2013

  $52.79

  The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. This book evaluates the contributions of social demography, social epidemiology and sociology to the study of aging and identifies promising research directions in these sub-fields.