Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1013269268 ISBN 13: 9781013269264

Verlag: Saint Philip Street Press, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics.

This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Saint Philip Street Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1013269268
• ISBN 13: 9781013269264
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 582
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar