Crossing frontiers: gerontology emerges as a science
Auteur :
Achenbaum, W. Andrew
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521558808
Date de publication :
25 août 1995
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,3 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
414 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Gerontology did not emerge as a scientific field of inquiry in the United States until the twentieth century. By tracing intellectual networks and analyzing institutional patterns, Crossing Frontiers shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a multidisciplinary orientation took shape.