{"product_id":"9780631230595","title":"Ways of Aging","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWays of Aging\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJaber F. Gubrium | James A. Holstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Discrimination\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten and edited by social gerontologists, and focusing on everyday experiences, these essays draw from original case studies to look at the diverse ways of growing and being older.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCollects ten original essays on the aging experience, written by prominent social gerontologists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights diverse ways of growing and being older.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed portraits of a broad range of experiences, including those of the homeless, the retirement community, sexual nonconformists, and the disabled.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses stereotypes of the aging process and provides diverse examples of individual experiences.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJaber F. Gubrium\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Aging Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and the author or editor of 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eOldtimers and Alzheimer’s\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eLiving and Dying at Murray Manor\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Holstein\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Marquette University and the editor of \u003ci\u003eSocial Problems\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCourt-Ordered Insanity\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), Dispute Domains and Welfare Claims \u003ci\u003eReconsidering Social Constructionism\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eSocial Problems in Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003cbr\u003eThe editors have previously collaborated on \u003ci\u003eWhat is Family?\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eConstructing the Life Course\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eThe Active Interview\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eThe New Language of Qualitative Method\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Self We Live By\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and \u003ci\u003eAging and Everyday Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 December 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631230595\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378412613772,"sku":"9780631230595","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631230595_78fb3a99-bf5a-493e-b821-c7aa684cadd2.jpg?v=1780240075","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631230595","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}