The book ends with an appeal to combine social structural and humanistic perspectives in gerontology.
This would be a practical and useful application of the cohort perspective in gerontology and its understanding.
The book's stated aim is to develop the critical perspective within social gerontology with the purpose of explaining, rather than merely describing, contemporary ageing.
The book has seven chapters written by 10 contributors who are specialists in gerontology and demography.
Another problem associated with this taboo theme of psychological gerontology has been the tendency to accentuate men's sexuality more than women's.
The potential for nurses to specialize within the field of gerontology has never been greater, with increasing opportunities available in practice.
In social gerontology, making one's value base explicit has come together in what is now labelled the ' critical gerontology ' movement.
In the second case, the psychodynamic tradition draws attention to the emotional and irrational components of intergenerational relations which have been under-theorised in social gerontology.
