Voices and Visions of Aging: Toward a Critical Gerontology

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Thomas R. Cole
Springer Publishing Company, 1993 - Social Science - 322 pages

A critical gerontology requires more than a simple elaboration of existing humanistic scholarship on aging. This exceptional new work introduces a basis for genuine dialogue across humanistic, scientific, and professional disciplines. Among the topics addressed are industrial employment, retirement, life styles of older women, and biological research. From philosophical reflections on the "third age" to critical perspectives on institutional adaptations to an aging society, this book presents a wide range of provocative thought.

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How Scientific
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Voice and Context in a New Gerontology
46
Evolutionary Gerontology
64
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Thomas R. Cole, PhD, is Professor and Graduate Program Director at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.

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