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1 Online-Ressource (XVIII, 441 Seiten)
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Edition:
Ninth edition
ISBN:
9780128162859
Series Statement:
The handbooks of aging
Content:
Front Cover -- Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Foreword -- Preface -- I. Scientific Approaches and Methods -- 1 Frontiers of social science research on aging -- Overview of social science frontiers for research on aging -- Vistas on the frontiers -- Life course analysis -- Social connectedness and isolation in later life -- Integrating biomarkers into social science research on aging -- Context for adaptation in adulthood -- Intersecting frontiers -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Ethnographic methods for research on aging: making use of a fundamental toolkit for understanding everyday life -- Introduction -- Beyond the myth of qualitative universalism: demystifying ethnographic approaches -- A method for observing everyday life: the logic and practice of participant observation research -- Participant observation's distinguishing methodological features and practices -- The strengths and weaknesses of participant observation vis-à-vis other social scientific methods -- How field methods can contribute to understanding aging: topics, questions, and challenges -- Participant observation: charting the "How" and "Why" of aging -- Ethnography: adding broader approaches and perspectives for understanding aging -- Challenges in conducting fieldwork among older adults -- Field studies on aging: examples of classic and contemporary contributions -- Example 1: Community and resilience -- Example 2: Culture, experience, and identity -- Example 3: Inequality and organizations -- Conclusions: from why field methods matter to how to support them -- Appendix -- Myths about ethnographic studies -- Myth 1: Ethnographic studies are inherently exploratory -- Myth 2: Ethnographic studies are inherently inductive.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780128159705
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The handbooks of aging: Handbook of aging and the social sciences London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2021 ISBN 9780128159705
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0128159707
Language:
English
Keywords:
Alterssoziologie
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Aufsatzsammlung
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