Critical Perspectives on Aging: The Political and Moral Economy of Growing Old

Brings together 20 critical essays on aging within the context of the broad social, political, and economic factors that help shape and determine the realities of growing old. This work explores the social creation of old age dependency and the profound influence of race, gender, and social class on what it means to grow old.

• | By (Author): Meredith Minkler, Carroll Estes (Author)
• | Publisher: Baywood Publishing Company Inc
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 1990
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 362 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0895030756
• | ISBN-13: 9780895030757