Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-139) and index.
Contents:
Medical sociology and old age -- Social gerontology and old age -- The body at later ages -- New developments in social gerontology -- The death of old age, critical approaches as undertakers -- The birth of a new sociology of health in later life -- Conclusion.
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