Contributions

  • Sherry M., Ph.D. Cummings (Editor) - Contributor
  • Colleen Galambos (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2005-02-28 - Haworth Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,750 words, Guess

Page Count

227 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCHQ1061.D58 2004

Description

"This single source is designed to help social service professionals provide effective services to America's vastly diverse and rapidly growing elderly population. Diversity and Aging in the Social Environment explores the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and geographic location on elders' strengths, challenges, needs, and resources to provide you with a more complete understanding of the issues elders face."--Jacket.

First Sentence

With the increasing proportion of older adults in the population, there is a "demographic imperative" for provision of social work services to a larger and increasingly diverse population of older adults (Council on Social Work Education, 2001).

Subjects

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  • Diversity And Aging In The Social EnvironmentPaperbackHaworth Press2005-02-28

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