{"product_id":"the-cultural-context-of-aging-worldwide-perspectives","title":"The Cultural Context of Aging: Worldwide Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the laughing clubs of India and robotic granny minders of Japan to the \"Flexsecurity\" system of Denmark and the elderscapes of Florida  experts in this collection bring readers cutting-edge and future-focused approaches to our aging population worldwide.  In this fourth edition of an award-winning text on the consequences of global aging  a team of expert anthropologists and other social scientists presents the issues and possible solutions as our population over age 60 rises to double that of the year 2000. Chapters describe how the consequences of global aging will influence life in the 21st century in relation to biological limits on the human life span  cultural construction of the life cycle  generational exchange and kinship  makeup of households and community  and attitudes toward disability and death.  This completely revised edition includes 20 new chapters covering China  Japan  Denmark  India  West and East Africa  Indonesia  Mexico  Peru  indigenous Amazonia  rural Italy  and the ethnic landscape of the United States. A popular feature is an integrated set of web book chapters listed in the contents  discussed in chapter introductions  and available on the books web site.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44974439694389,"sku":"ByrdShop_1440858268","price":65.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781440858260.jpg?v=1770872743","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cultural-context-of-aging-worldwide-perspectives","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}