Thank you to the following reviewers: Eldon Wegner University of Hawaii at Manoa Maria Claver California State University, Long Beach Wei Zhang University of Hawaii at Manoa "This textbook is excellent in providing a highly readable and highly up-to-date introduction to the field of social gerontology." -Eldon Wegner, University of Hawaii at Manoa "I am very impressed with this text. It presents all of the necessary information in a fresh and modern way." -Maria Claver, California State University, Long Beach
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