Aging in today's world

In this book, two professionals, an anthropologist and a physician, wrestle with the complex subject of aging. Two unique viewpoints are presented. While medicine approaches aging with special attention given to the body, its organs, and its functions over time, anthropology focuses on how the aged live within their cultural settings. As this volume makes clear, the two disciplines have a great deal to teach each other, and in a spirited exchange, the authors show how professional barriers can be surmounted. [from publisher's advertisement].