North American Elders : United States and Canadian Perspectives

Rathbone-McCuan, Eloise (editor);Havens, Betty (editor)

A study in sociology and gerontology. Comparative Canadian and United States perspectives on aging and the elderly. Observations on the social policies, demographics, geographies, and cultural realities of both countries in the context of family experience, long-term care for the aged, and the quality of life of the elderly. Chapters also dedicated to mental illness, Native American elders, cross-national families, inter-generational families, and cross-cultural relationships. From Greenwood Press: "This volume represents a pioneering effort in Canadian-U.S. social policy analysis in the field of gerontology..."

1988

English

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