TY - BOOK AU - Keith,Jennie ED - Sage eBooks TI - The aging experience: diversity and commonality across cultures SN - 9781452243382 (ebook) : AV - HQ1061 .A4578 1994 U1 - 305.26 23 PY - 1994/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif., London PB - SAGE KW - Older people KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Old age KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - In an attempt to understand the meaning of ageing and the treatment of the aged in different cultures, seven anthropologists have made studies of 10 communities on four continents - the results of which are presented in this book. The authors use both qualitative and statistical data to examine such issues as: health and well-being, perceptions of the life course, material resources, and functionality of elders UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://sk.sagepub.com/books/the-aging-experience ER -