Aging in AmericaOlivia J. Smith H.W. Wilson, 2000 - 190 Seiten Presents more than twenty articles and book excerpts on various topics related to aging Americans, including the aging of the Baby Boomers, elder care, retirement, aging workers, government involvement, American perceptions of aging, and new possibilities for the aged. |
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... Inupiat Eskimos , who make up most of the population here , there are no senior citizens , no elderly , only elders . This is a place where old age is an achievement . Elders are to be respected . A highlight of the week was meeting Inupiat ...
... Inupiat Eskimos , who make up most of the population here , there are no senior citizens , no elderly , only elders . This is a place where old age is an achievement . Elders are to be respected . A highlight of the week was meeting Inupiat ...
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... Inupiat in many cases face a greater divide . Their way of life has been sharply eroded over the last half - century by everything from missionaries to television to the tourists they were now entertaining . " My children don't speak ...
... Inupiat in many cases face a greater divide . Their way of life has been sharply eroded over the last half - century by everything from missionaries to television to the tourists they were now entertaining . " My children don't speak ...
Inhalt
Editors Introduction | 3 |
The Virtues of Aging | 157 |
Bibliography | 175 |
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