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Book cover for Mabel Louise Nassau: Old Age Poverty in Greenwich Village

Old Age Poverty in Greenwich Village : A Neighborhood Study / By Mabel Louise Nassau; Introduction by Henry R. Seager.

Mabel Louise Nassau
Paperback - $33.95



Book cover for National Research Council: Elder Mistreatment

Elder Mistreatment : Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in an Aging America

National Research Council
Hardcover - $115.95

Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policymakers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans from physical, psychological, and financial abuse. Yet, ...

Book cover for Bernice L. Neugarten: The Meanings of Age

The Meanings of Age : Selected Papers

Bernice L. Neugarten
Paperback - $70.95

One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of adult development and aging. Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings togethe ...

Book cover for Jon F. Nussbaum: Handbook of Communication and Aging Research

Handbook of Communication and Aging Research

Jon F. Nussbaum
Paperback - $158.95

This second edition of the "Handbook of Communication and Aging Research" captures the ever-changing and expanding domain of aging research. Much like the first edition, this handbook sets out to demonstrate that aging is not only an individual proc

Book cover for Carol D. ODell: Mothering Mother

Mothering Mother : A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir

Carol D. ODell
Hardcover - $32.95

Compelling and heartrending, this personal memoir chronicles the author's decision not to put her mother, who has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, in "one of those homes" and relays the far-reaching consequences this choice has on her entire fami ...

Book cover for Laura Katz Olson: Age Through Ethnic Lenses

Age Through Ethnic Lenses : Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society

Laura Katz Olson
Hardcover - $241.95

An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural ...

Book cover for Laura Katz Olson: Age Through Ethnic Lenses

Age Through Ethnic Lenses : Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society

Laura Katz Olson
Paperback - $90.95

An ever-more diverse America is getting older, but American policies are not growing with the needs of our ethnic and aging society. Age Through Ethnic Lenses explores the distinct characteristics and unique social, political, economic, and cultural ...

Book cover for Erdman Ballagh Palmore: Ageism

Ageism : Negative and Positive, 2nd Edition

Erdman Ballagh Palmore
Paperback - $94.95



Book cover for Margaret Pelling: Life, Death and the Elderly

Life, Death and the Elderly : Historical Perspectives

Margaret Pelling
Paperback - $86.95

A valuable historical perspective on the economic, medical, class and gender relations of the elderly, which until now have received relatively little attention.
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Book cover for Alan Pifer: Our Aging Society

Our Aging Society : Paradox and Promise

Alan Pifer
Paperback - $44.95

In sounding alarm about the population challenges we face in the next five decades, the essays here--written by a wide variety of experts--offer constructive proposals for meeting these challenges on both personal and public policy levels.

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