The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275993027 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 808 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book is replete with supporting statistics, notes and an extensive bibliography." - Reference & Research Book News. "This third edition of the study of aging in many cultures, edited by Sokolovsky (anthropology, University of South Florida) has been much expanded and updated
"exciting and far-reaching collection on aging across cultures" according to a reader. This third edition of Jay Sokolovsky's classic "The Cultural Context of Aging" offers rich, readable, engrossing and fascinating essays by leading anthropologists and other scholars studying aging world-wide. The collection includes longer essays and smaller inserted "boxes" meant to grab students' and readers' attention, as well as very useful editorial introductions. The volume also includes up-to-date and provocative information on contemporary demographic shifts around the globe. This is a must-have for anthropologist. "Great compendium" according to LindaMary. I'm reviewing based on having read about a dozen of the articles in this book, which is a wonderful compendium of work on issues related to aging in cultures around the world. I highly recommend this as an introductory text to anyone interested in the subject.. Marianne Miller said Could have been put together better, hard to follow. Could have been put together better, hard to follow, jumps from one thing to another.Talks a lot, but doesn't really say much. Good subject, just kind of disappointing in howthe message is delivered.
Sokolovsky is cofounder and former President of the Association of Anthropology and Gerontology, former President of the Association of Anthropology and Gerontology, and Founder of the International Commission on Aging of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.. JAY SOKOLOVSKY is Professor and Director of Anthropology at the University of South Florida, St. In his research he has studied aging in a Mexican peasant village, New York's inner-city, Ta
A new feature of the book includes an integrated set of web book articles listed in the table of contents and available on the book's web site: (stptf/jsokolov/webbook). This is in addition to the largest web support of its kind providing literature updates, educational activities and even access to power points, graphics and video supplementing the text.In this one of a kind edited text, readers will encounter the laughing clubs of India, the centenarian diet plan of Okinawa, the waltzing elders of urban China, aging in a true woman-centered society, the elderscapes of Florida, the challenge of "Conscious Aging," Japan's robotic granny minders, Denmark's "Flexsecurity" long-term care system; the Midwest's elder-friendly communities, "Eldertopia" and the "Green House" model for dementia care. The new edition (3rd) of the award winning book The Cultural Context of Aging: World-Wide Perspectives covers all these topics and more. It is completely revised with over thirty new original works covering China, Japan, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, indigenous ia, rural Italy and the ethnic landscape of the U.S. Welcome to your future!. This unique volume uses a qualitative, case study approach to look at the rapidly emerging