Growing Old in the Twentieth Century

Margot Jefferys

Book (03 Aug 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This century has seen a truly revolutionary shift in the age composition of the world's industrialized countries. This book discusses the social implications of the growth in the numbers of elderly people in modern societies.;This book should be of interest to libraries,students and practitioners in gerontology, medical sociology; social policy makers.

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