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ix, 474 pages : 23 cm, \"Aging as a Social Process: Canadian Perspectices\" is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the topic in Canada. Employing a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches, it explains why aging is not just a biological process but also a complex social one. Each chaper has been rewritten and upadted to include 2001 Census data, and this fourth edition includes even more \"made-in-Canada\" material than its predecessor, Includes bibliographical references and index, Aging as a social process -- Historical and cultural perspectives on aging -- Individual aging: continuity and change across the life course -- Population aging: a demographic and geographic perspective -- Understanding older people and aging processes: theory and research -- Social structures and the life course: social inequality and social change -- The Lived environment: community and housing alternatives in later life -- Family ties, relationships, and transitions -- Work, retirement, and economic security -- Social networks and social participaion in later life -- Social support and public policy for an aging population -- Individual and population health in later life

Author

McPherson, Barry D

Publisher

Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195419023

Subjects

Gender Studies, Social_sciences

Updated

2026-03-24