Aging, Social Inequality, and Public Policy

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Author, Fred C. Pompel, treats age as a component of social inequality which gives rise to the three major themes of the text: diversity in the experience of individuals, differences in public policy, and variations across nations. Comparison of the United States with other nations is a central component of the book, providing a greater understanding of the larger forces that shape old age.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-04-03
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:260 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Sociology for a New Century Series
Antal sidor:190
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780803990951

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

FRED C. PAMPEL is Research Professor of Sociology and a Research Associate in the Population Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, in 1977, and has previously taught at the University of Iowa, University of North Carolina, and Florida State University. His research focuses on socioeconomic disparities in health behaviors, smoking in particular, and on the experimental and quasi-experimental methods for evaluation of social programs for youth. He is the author of several books on population aging, cohort change, and public policy, and his work has appeared in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, Demography, Social Forces, and the European Sociological Review.

Innehållsförteckning

Images of Old AgePublic Policy in Old AgeClass Differences before and during Old AgeRace, Ethnic and Gender Differences in Old AgeOld Age Support in Comparative PerspectiveInequality across Age Groups and Generations