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This book explores concepts and practices for productive aging: What factors contribute to successful aging? What is the
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Turning 50 is often a line in the sand for women. On one side is youth, on the other is the decline into old age. But th
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Men, Masculinities, and Aging introduces readers to the gendered nature of aging men’s lives. Edward H. Thompson, noted
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