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Between the 1870s, when the great influx of European immigrants began, and the start of World War I, Argentina underwent a radical alteration of its social composition and patterns of economic productivity. Mark Szuchman, in this groundbreaking study, examines the occupational, residential, educational, and economic patterns of mobility of some four thousand men, women, and children who resided in Cordoba, Argentina's most important interior city, during this changeful era.

Through several kinds of samples, Szuchman provides a widely encompassing social picture of Cordoba,...

Great Myths of Aging looks at the generalizations and stereotypes associated with older people and, with a blend of humor and cutting-edge research, dispels those common myths.

• Reader-friendly structure breaks myths down into categories such as Body, Mind, and Living Contexts; and looks at myths from -Older people lose interest in sex- to -Older people are stingy-
• Explains the origins of myths and misconceptions about aging
• Looks at the unfortunate consequences of anti-aging stereotypes for both the reader and older adults in society
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