The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives (Revised)

The Cultural Context of Aging

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The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives (Revised)

The Cultural Context of Aging

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From the laughing clubs of India and robotic granny minders of Japan to the "Flexsecurity" system of Denmark and the elderscapes of Florida, experts in this collection bring readers cutting-edge and future-focused approaches to our aging population worldwide.

In this fourth edition of an award-winning text on the consequences of global aging, a team of expert anthropologists and other social scientists presents the issues and possible solutions as our population over age 60 rises to double that of the year 2000. Chapters describe how the consequences of global aging will influence life in the 21st century in relation to biological limits on the human life span, cultural construction of the life cycle, generational exchange and kinship, makeup of households and community, and attitudes toward disability and death.

This completely revised edition includes 20 new chapters covering China, Japan, Denmark, India, West and East Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, indigenous Amazonia, rural Italy, and the ethnic landscape of the United States. A popular feature is an integrated set of web book chapters listed in the contents, discussed in chapter introductions, and available on the book's website.

Book Details

ISBN
9781440852015
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Praeger
Published Date
June 9, 2020
Language
English
Pages
762
Physical Info
1.6 in H x 9.3 in L x 6 in W (2.6 lb)

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