Social Gerontology

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Designed to complement any of the standard textbooks in social gerontology, this work is a set of 19 chapters in 12 categories that can be read in conjunction with chapters in a text. A number of chapters present the findings from research, while others explore certain topics in more detail than the textbooks do. The categories and chapters were chosen because they present a number of the most important areas in the field and in some cases because they address issues that have not received deserved attention. Topics include the demography, psychology, politics and economics of aging in addition to issues of gender, caregiving, health, ethnicity, retirement and deviant behaviour.

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"A good choice for a quick summer review is Social Gerontology, edited by David Redburn and Robert McNamara....[T]he format provides an easy overview for the lay reader, but the book also gives more in-depth information for those looking for some pointers and trends in issues as diverse as retirement, ethnic and diversity concerns, economics and demography....You'll pore over some thought-provoking information."-The Business & Aging Networker
A good choice for a quick summer review is Social Gerontology, edited by David Redburn and Robert McNamara....[T]he format provides an easy overview for the lay reader, but the book also gives more in-depth information for those looking for some pointers and trends in issues as diverse as retirement, ethnic and diversity concerns, economics and demography....You'll pore over some thought-provoking information.-The Business & Aging Networker

Author Bio

David E. Redburn is Associate Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department at Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.