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Monday
Dec202010

MY NEW BOOK JUST PUBLISHED

THIS BOOK IS CONCERNED WITH A CRITICAL ISSUE WHICH IS CARING FOR THE VERY ELDERLY. TODAY, WE LIVE LONGER THAN EVER THANKS TO THE INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY DUE TO MEDICAL PROGRESS AND INNOVATIONS. ALL THESE PEOPLES BORN AFTER THE WWII ARE GOING TO BE RETIRED AND EVERY ONE NOW KNOWS THAT AFTER 80 YEARS OLD, SENIORS NEED CARE FOR THEIR DAILY LIFE. THIS MATERIAL USING THE SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONIST PERSPECTIVE HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF LIFE AT VERY OLD AGE. MOREOVER, THE BOOK SHOWS HOW THE ELDER PEOPLES RECREATE A MEANINGFUL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE CONSTELLATION OF VARIOUS ACTORS (FAMILY, PROFESSIONALS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS...) THAT INTERVENE IN THE CARING PROCESS.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essence-Grand-Essai-Sociologie-Interactionniste/dp/6131544670

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