Aging and Health: Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class

Aging and Health gathers and reviews available research and literature on how social structural variables influence the health of middle-aged and older Americans. Chapters focus on gender, class and racial-ethnic differences, specifically considering Blacks, Hispanics and Navajos. Contributors present and evaluate data on mortality and life expectancy, major causes of death, and the prevalence and incidence of major chronic diseases.Markides, Kyriakos S. is the author of 'Aging and Health: Perspectives on Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Class', published 1989 under ISBN 9780803932067 and ISBN 0803932065.