Understanding Aging and Diversity: Theories and Concepts

ISBN-13: 9780367866280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str.

Patricia Kolb

Opis

In Understanding Aging and Diversity, Patricia Kolb presents important sociological theories and concepts for understanding experiences of older people and their families in a rapidly changing world. She explores concepts from phenomenology, critical theory, feminist theory, life course theory and gerotranscendence theory to explain impor

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Development of Gerontology and Sociological Theories of Aging  3. Phenomenological Gerontology  4. Critical Gerontology  5. Feminist Gerontology  6. Life Course Gerontology  7. Gerotranscendence  8. Theory, Diversity, and Policy  9. Conclusion.  Bibliography

O autorze

Patricia Kolb is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Lehman College, City University of New York.