Other Ways of Growing Old - Anthropological Perspectives

'These perspectives on aging include a chapter from physical anthropology, one from primatology, and social structural studies from mile different cultures ... in the Kalahari Desert, northern Canada, Zambia, Micronesia, New Guinea, Afghanistan, Taiwan, South India, and North America's northwest coast. These studies are well-balanced in quality and coverage with respect to the organizational themes, and the authors' various styles of presentation keep the reading lively. It is an interesting book and should be useful as a text.' Science Books and Films (A.A.A.S.)

Summary

A book about aging in a wide variety of human societies in the hope of its making three contributions. It helps to remedy a massive neglect of old age by the discipline of anthropology.

Product details

• Authors: Amoss, Harrell
• Assisted by: Amoss (Editor), Pamela Amoss (Editor), Pamela T Amoss (Editor), Pamela T. Amoss (Editor), Harrell (Editor), Stevan Harrell (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780804710725
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-1072-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 216 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories