1st Edition

Gerontology: The Basics

By Jennifer Sasser, Harry Moody Copyright 2018
152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Human aging is a complex, multi-faceted experience that unfolds over an entire lifetime. While human aging is universal, it is also wildly variable, shaped by individual, social, cultural, political, geographic and historical contexts. Gerontology: The basics explores the field of research, education and practice which takes on the complex and multi-faceted questions, issues and problems of... Read more
Preface

1. Introduction to the Field of Gerontology

2. The Aging Body

3. The Aging Mind

4. Aging in Society

5. The Political Economy of Aging

6. The Meaning of Old Age

7. Epilogue

Glossary

Biography

Jennifer R. Sasser, Ph.D. is an educational gerontologist, transdisciplinary scholar, and community activist. Jenny served as Chair of the Department of Human Sciences and Founding Director of Gerontology at Marylhurst University, in Portland, Oregon, from 1999 to 2015. In 2016, Jenny joined the part-time faculty in the Gerontology program at Portland Community College.

Harry R. Moody, Ph.D., is retired Vice President for of Academic Affairs for AARP. DC. He is currently Visiting Professor at Tohoku University in Japan, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Fielding Graduate University. He previously served as Executive Director of the Brookdale Centre on Aging at Hunter College and Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel (now Road Scholar).