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Americans enjoy longer lives and better health, yet we are becoming increasingly obsessed with trying to stay young. What drives the fear of turning 30, the boo

Describes the life and accomplishments of the former slave who became a scientist and devoted his career to helping the South improve its agriculture.

Aging in America traces the story of aging over the course of the last half century, demonstrating our culture's negative attitudes toward a natural and inevita

Margaret Cruikshank’s Learning to Be Old examines what it means to grow old in America today. The book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness,

This volume uses the concept of culture to explore the parameters of aging and being old in a worldwide context, thus providing a true cross-cultural and qualit