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Gerontology is the study of ageing and has three core components; the biological, the psychological and the social. Thus gerontology is a multi-disciplinary field of investigation in which each of these perspectives has a valuable contribution to make. The biological approach stresses the impact of ageing upon physiological systems; the psychological concentrates upon mental functions. This book is concerned with the third dimension: the social aspects of ageing.
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Victor, C.R. (1994). Introduction to the study of ageing. In: Old Age in Modern Society. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3075-0_1
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