Aging in Culture and Society: Comparative Viewpoints and Strategies

Politics & Social Sciences

Fry, Christine L.

Social Sciences

Praeger

Dimensions: Aging, Culture, and Health

The Aging Experience: Diversity and Commonality Across Cultures

In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical data to examine such issues as: health and well-being, perceptions of the life course, material resources, and functionality of elders. A unique resource, The Aging Experience provides a detailed comparative analysis of ageing worldwide.

Dickerson-Putman, Jeanette

Keith, Jennie

Glascock, Anthony P.

Ikels, Charlotte

Harpending, Henry C.

Draper, Patricia

Sage Publications, Inc.

In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical data to examine such issues as: health and well-being, perceptions of the life course, material resources, and functionality of elders. A unique resource, The Aging Experience provides a detailed comparative analysis of ageing worldwide.

New Methods for Old-Age Research

This is the first book in anthropology to provide strategies for the collection of qualitative and comparative data about aging, representing state-of-the-art techniques including cross-cultural and life-cycle studies of aging. Covering ethnic communities in the United States as well as other countries, this book is an indispensable resource and critical guide to research methods for professionals and students of gerontology, anthropology, and the social sciences in general.

This is the first book in anthropology to provide strategies for the collection of qualitative and comparative data about aging, representing state-of-the-art techniques including cross-cultural and life-cycle studies of aging. Covering ethnic communities in the United States as well as other countries, this book is an indispensable resource and critical guide to research methods for professionals and students of gerontology, anthropology, and the social sciences in general.

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