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Such evaluations could add significantly to the body of gerontological knowledge.
A relatively small amount of gerontological research is occurring in the developed world.
This paper is a key reference source for gerontological debates about quality of life.

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Examples of gerontological

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Whole areas of gerontological knowledge are dismissed in short paragraphs and their relevance to the argument lost.
By elucidating the connections between social representation and embodiment, they provide a contribution to socio-cultural research on ageing which reaches far beyond current gerontological understanding.
This section of the book also explores different types of practice placement and their contribution to gerontological expertise.
The gerontological study of ageism has by no means ignored evidence of discrimination against younger persons.
It is difficult to determine when the concept of 'frailty ' attained its present prominence in general, gerontological and policy discourse.
A longer historical perspective would also have been interesting, as would a reference to gerontological role theory and modernization theory.
Like it or not, this is what is happening and the 'social gerontological gaze ' is off the mark.
It is important therefore to see what happens to some of its, often tacit, assumptions when they are reflected in a gerontological mirror.
However, gerontological research has tended to play down the significance of migration and large-scale population movements for the ageing process.
From the perspective of gerontological theory, the findings illustrate the roles of both structure and agency.
However, information on the effectiveness of such interventions is rather scarce in the gerontological literature.
Gerontological nursing is evolving through the changes that are occurring in the context of medical and social services and is establishing its own distinct identity.
While multi- and interdisciplinary perspectives are evident in much recent research, there is also a healthy research agenda within relevant gerontological sub-disciplines.
All courses, with certain exceptions, should have a gerontological focus seeded across the curriculum.
The latter applications of the concept are particularly relevant to gerontological research, which has produced an extensive literature on the measurement of dependency.
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