The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing (Paperback)

The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, first published in 2005, is a guide to the body of knowledge, theory, policy and practice relevant to age researchers and gerontologists around the world. It contains almost 80 original chapters, commissioned and written by the world's leading gerontologists from 16 countries and 5 continents. The broad focus of the book is on the behavioural and social sciences but it also includes important contributions from the biological and medical sciences. It provides comprehensive, accessible and authoritative accounts of all the key topics in the field ranging from theories of ageing, to demography, physical aspects of ageing, mental processes and ageing, nursing and health care for older people, the social context of ageing, cross cultural perspectives, relationships, quality of life, gender, and financial and policy provision. This handbook will be a must-have resource for all researchers, students and professionals with an interest in age and ageing.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	2005
Editors:	Malcolm L. Johnson
Associate editors:	Vern L. Bengtson • Peter G. Coleman • Thomas B.L. Kirkwood
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	772
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-53370-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General
LSN:	0-521-53370-8
Barcode:	9780521533706

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