Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging / Margaret Cruikshank.
Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging / Margaret Cruikshank.
Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging / Margaret Cruikshank.
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Publisher
Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003.
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N305.26/ 98
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English
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Physical content
xi, 244 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Cultural Myths and Aging -- 2. The Fear of an Aging Population -- 3. Sickness and Other Social Roles of the Old -- 4. Overmedicating Old Americans -- 5. Healthy Physical Aging -- 6. The Politics of Healthy Aging -- 7. Gender, Class, and Ethnicity -- 8. Ageism -- 9. Prescribed Busyness and Spiritu...
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Publisher
Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2003.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2003.
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Learning to be old : gender, culture, and aging / Margaret Cruikshank.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-232) and index.
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c2003.
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N305.26/ 98
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74Vv57q35KbM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv57q35KbM
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ISBN
0847698491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780847698486 (cloth : alk. paper)
0847698483 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780847698493 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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305.26
MMS ID
991017678209702626
