As pressures on public resources increase, more consideration is given to the role of private foundations in responding to the needs of the elderly--our fastest-growing population sector. Focusing on the philanthropic funding of social science research on aging, this study looks at the potential of the private sector and suggests strategies for addressing the research priorities posed by a rapidly aging population.
Sontz begins by examining the contributions of modern philanthropy to the growth of social science. She summarizes the evolution of major American foundations and their...
As pressures on public resources increase, more consideration is given to the role of private foundations in responding to the needs of the elderly...
This definitive guide encompasses past, present, and future issues of theory, research, and practice in areas of interest and specialization in aging, and represents current trends of thought on gerontology, the science of and associated practices with the elderly. This volume is a collection of articles dealing with the psychological, social, and cultural domains affecting older people and contains general biomedical understandings and practical/clinical applications. The contributors broadly outline some of the most relevant academic issues, including cross-cultural perspectives on age...
This definitive guide encompasses past, present, and future issues of theory, research, and practice in areas of interest and specialization in agi...
Sontz's bibliography includes biographical material on educators that has become available only during the past three decades as well as materials relevant to colonial and 19th-century academic presidencies.
Sontz's bibliography includes biographical material on educators that has become available only during the past three decades as well as materials rel...
