Download or read book Aging in a Changing Society written by James Thorson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of gerontology, the study of aging, has emerged as an area of increasing importance. This book is an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of gerontology. The text, with its friendly narrative style, assumes no prior knowledge of gerontology, sociology, or psychology.