Description |
xi, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Social structure and aging |
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Social structure and aging.
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Note |
Based on the proceedings of a conference held at the Pa. State University, Oct. 22-24, 1989 ; sponsored by Penn State Gerontology Center. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
Aging, health behaviors, and health outcomes : goals of the conference / Dan Blazer -- Social stratification, age, and health / James S. House ... [et al] -- Social stratification and aging : contemporaneous and cumulative effects / Ronald P. Abeles -- Socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status among Blacks / Sherman A. James, Nora L. Keenan, Steve Browning -- Social structure and the health behaviors of Blacks / David R. Williams -- Discussion of socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and health status among Blacks / George L. Maddox -- Health and aging in the Alameda County study / George A. Kaplan -- Aging and the public health : reflections on Kaplan's report of health and aging in the Alameda County study / Ilene C. Siegler -- The laudables and limits of large epidemiologic studies of mortality / Dan Blazer -- Living arrangements and problems with daily tasks for older women with breast cancer / William A. Satariano and Nawal E. Ragheb -- The content and context of effective spousal support / Sheldon Cohen -- Reducing disability in research / Adrian M. Ostfeld -- Social factors and the onset and outcome of depression / Linda K. George -- Cohort experiences, support versatility, depressive traits, and theory / Stanley A. Murrell -- Statistical and causal interaction in the diagnosis and outcome of depression / Carmi Schooler -- Aging, health behaviors, and health outcomes : some concluding comments / James S. House. |
Subject |
Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
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Older African Americans -- Health and hygiene.
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Health behavior.
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Aging -- psychology -- United States -- Congresses.
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Health Behavior -- United States -- Congresses.
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Health Services for the Aged -- United States -- Congresses.
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Social Class -- United States -- Congresses.
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Social Environment -- United States -- Congresses.
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Added Author |
Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-
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Blazer, Dan G. II (Dan German), 1944-
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House, James S., 1944-
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Pennsylvania State University. Gerontology Center.
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ISBN |
0805807802 |
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9780805807806 |
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