Life''s Career-Aging - Cultural Variations on Growing Old

'The book could open up a fruitful controversy in social gerontology and should become part of the library of every social gerontologist' -- Contemporary Sociology

'A unique contribution to cross-cultural studies in aging' -- Choice

'Worthwhile reading for any human service professional dealing with the aged' -- Social Work

Sommario

Introduction: Aging and the Aged in Cultural Perspective - Andrei Simic
Old Age in a Life-Term Social Arena: Some Chagga of Kilimanjaro in 1974 - Sally Folk Moore
Winners and Losers: Aging Yugoslavs in a Changing World - Andrei Simic
Youth and Changing in Central Mexico: One Day in the Life of Four Families of Migrants - Carlos G Vélez
A Symbol Perfected in Death: Continuity and Ritual in the Life and Death of an Elderly Jew - Barbara G Myerhoff
El Senior Citizens Club: The Older Mexican-American in the Voluntary Association - José Cuellar
Conclusion - Andrei Simic and Barbara Myerhoff

Riassunto

'The book could open up a fruitful controversy in social gerontology and should become part of the library of every social gerontologist' -- Contemporary Sociology'A unique contribution to cross-cultural studies in aging' -- Choice'Worthwhile reading for any human service professional dealing with the aged' -- Social Work

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara G. Myerhoff, Barbara G. Simic Myerhoff
• Con la collaborazione di: Myerhoff (Editore), Barbara G Myerhoff (Editore), Barbara G. Myerhoff (Editore), Barbara G. (Gay) Myerhoff (Editore), Andrei Simic (Editore), Andrei W. Simic (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.09.1979
• EAN: 9780803960008
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-6000-8
• Pagine: 249
• Serie: Cross Cultural Research and Methodology; Cross-Cultural Research and Me; Cross Cultural Research and Me; Cross Cultural Research and Methodology
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Condotta di vita, auto-realizzazione; Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Care of the elderly, Age groups: the elderly, Aging & Gerontology