ageing — ageing, sociology of The physiological process of growing older has vital social and cultural dimensions which affect what is often seen as a purely biological inevitability. Age is a cultural category and its meaning and significance vary both… … Dictionary of sociology
Sociology of the family — is the study of the family unit from a sociological viewpoint. The examination is dominated by social class, gender and ethnicity analysis. Further sociology of the family views the effect of social change on the family. Included in this type of… … Wikipedia
Ageing — This article is about human ageing. For other uses, see Ageing (disambiguation). A human face showing signs of ageing Ageing (British English) or aging (American English) is the accumulation of changes in a person over time.[1] Ageing in humans… … Wikipedia
Sociology — For the journal, see Sociology (journal). Sociology … Wikipedia
sociology — It has been argued that the very origins of the word ‘sociology’, from the latin socius (companion) and the Greek ology (study of), indicate its nature as a hybrid discipline that can never aspire to the status of a social science or a coherent… … Dictionary of sociology
Sara Arber — Born March 19, 1949 (1949 03 19) (age 62) Chingford, UK … Wikipedia
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Gerontology — (from the Greek γέρων, geron, old man and λογία, logy, study of ; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of… … Wikipedia
Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… … Wikipedia
Maureen Cain — Maureen Cain, PhD (b. 1938, d. ) received her Bachelors Degree from London School of Economics in 1959, and she attained her PhD from the London School of Economics in 1969. After graduating from LSE, Dr Cain became a professor. Dr. Cain s three… … Wikipedia
Immigration to Australia — Australian Government poster issued by the Overseas Settlement Office to attract immigrants (1928). Immigration to Australia is estimated to have begun around 51,000 years ago[1] when the ancestors of Australian Aborigines arrived on the… … Wikipedia