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The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerointology (Society and Aging Series)
Simon Biggs
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Description for The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerointology (Society and Aging Series)
Paperback. Editor(s): Biggs, Simon; Lowenstein, Ariela; Hendricks, Jon. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape ... Read more
The "Need for Theory" speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Baywood Pub Co
Condition
New
Series
Society and Aging Series
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Amityville, United States
ISBN
9780895037824
SKU
V9780895037824
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About Simon Biggs
Simon Biggs (Author) , Jon Hendricks (Author) , Ariela Lowenstein (Author)
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