Families and Aging

Patricia Drentea's Families and Aging examines how the changing lifestyles and diversity of families of Americans will affect aging in later life. It explores the life course transitions that occur as individuals and families age, and considers how these social trends affect lives and society as a whole.

About the author

Patricia Drentea is Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University. She has numerous publications on aging and families, caregiving, and dying. Her work has been published in journals such as The Gerontologist, The Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Social Science & Medicine, Sociology of Health and Illness, CANCER, and the Journal of Aging and Health.

Summary

Patricia Drentea's Families and Aging examines how the changing lifestyles and diversity of families of Americans will affect aging in later life. It explores the life course transitions that occur as individuals and families age, and considers how these social trends affect lives and society as a whole.

Product details

• Authors: Patricia Drentea
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781538104330
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0433-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SELF-HELP / Aging, Sociology: family & relationships, Age groups: the elderly, Sociology: family and relationships, Coping with old age, Coping with / advice about ageing, Age groups: the elderly / old age