Aging

Concepts and Controversies Sixth Edition
Harry R. Moody Director of Academic Affairs, AARP, Washington, D.C.
© 2010   536 pages   Pine Forge Press  
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Aging

Concepts and Controversies

Sixth Edition
Harry R. Moody Director of Academic Affairs, AARP, Washington, D.C.
© 2010   536 pages   Pine Forge Press  

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ISBN:   9781412969666 Paperback Suggested Retail Price:   $94.95 Bookstore Price:   $75.96

About This Title

"Moody always presents excellent information and data that leads to lively class discussion. This book prepares future generations for their own aging."
—Cynthia Lang, Le Moyne

Presenting current research in an innovative format, Aging: Concepts and Controversies encourages students to become involved and take an informed stand on the major aging issues that we face as a society. Leading author and active expert in gerontology Rick Moody provides thorough explanation of the issues in the Concepts sections and current research in the Controversy sections, demonstrating the close link between concepts and controversies in the broad areas of aging: health care, socioeconomic trends, and the life course. Thoroughly revised throughout, this Sixth Edition updates developments in each sub-specialty including nine new readings, new international highlight boxes, and offers a more visually accessible two-color format.

New to This Edition

  • Focuses on a new controversy, "Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust?" that presents arguments on both the “boom” and the “bust” sides of the issue along with four new carefully selected readings
  • Offers a more logical flow through revised and reorganized "Concepts" and "Controversies" sections
  • Offers nine new readings, as well as updated Questions for Writing, Reflection, and Debate that follow the readings in each controversy section.
  • Features new photos, as well as updated charts and graphs that contain the most recent U.S. census data.
  • Offers new international highlight boxes that provide comparative information on aging in other countries
  • Includes updated Focus on Practice and Focus on the Future sections that engage student interest and help them apply concepts to real world issues.

Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!

  • Current Issues of "Teaching Gerontology" newsletter, sponsored by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education: Issues of this newsletter, published monthly during the academic year, are provided free of charge to all adopters.
  • Password-protected instructor resources at www.pineforge.com/moody6study: Contains test questions, back issues of Teaching Gerontology, and PowerPoint slides for each Basic Concepts and Controversies unit in the text.
  • Open-access student study site at www.pineforge.com/moody6study: Contains flashcards and self-quizzes to help students check their understanding of key concepts, as well as video and audio clips, web resources, and journal articles.

Aging: Concepts and Controversies, Sixth Edition, is intended for Introduction to Aging and Introduction to Social Gerontology courses, as well as for courses in aging policies.

Previous Editions Published by SAGE

Second Edition: © 2009
First Edition: © 2001

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