Social Forces and Aging: An Introduction to Social Gerontology
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Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Written By: Robert C. Atchley
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Binding: Plastic Comb
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.26
EAN: 9780534533434
ISBN: 0534533434
Label: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: 1999-08-05
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Studio: Wadsworth Publishing Company
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Editorial Reviews for Social Forces and Aging: An Introduction to Social Gerontology
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Atchley's interdisciplinary approach has produced a text which provides the concepts, information, insight, and examples students need to achieve a basic understanding of aging as a social process. Covering the physical problems, inner experiences, and instrumental needs of the aging, Atchley examines aging on both an individual and societal level. Atchley covers major areas of theory, research, social policy, and practice in a clear and organized manner to make social gerontology accessible to students from all backgrounds. This text is the classic book for the course that continually keeps pace with the dramatic changes in the field, including new theories, research, programs, and issues. The book is organized so that individual aging, and adaptation to aging in everyday life, is examined first. Atchley then moves on to explore the needs and resource demands that aging as a phenomenon presents to society. He then delves into society's response to aging.
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Summary: Slow reading with topics not well linked together.
Comment: This text is slow reading and the topics are not well linked together, however the repetitive nature of the writing style allows the concepts to be revisited and helps reinforce each topic. A strong class room instructor can manage the material, helping the student link the topics together. There is a wealth of information in this text for an undergraduate couse in aging.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Somewhat dry and the ideas aren't linked very well....
Comment: I took a class which required this text for reading thoughout the term. I found it to be hard to follow and a little on the dry side. Several topics could of been linked together, and several statistics in the book where quoted twice with varying values. I also found over ten typos without looking.
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