Aging : an introduction to gerontology / Lewis R. Aiken.

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1995], ©1995.

xiv, 469 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-452) and indexes

The study of aging -- Physical structure and functioning -- Illness and health care -- Cognitive abilities -- Personality and problems of adjustment -- Treating adjustment problems and mental disorders -- Sex and marital relations -- Social status and roles -- Employment and retirement -- Economics and aging -- Living arrangements and activities -- Crime and the law -- Death and bereavement -- Appn.A: Glossary -- Appn.B: Organizations and progams concerned with aging and other adulthood -- Appn.C: Periodicals concerned with aging and older adulthood.