The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nyman, Samuel R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barker, Anna (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Haines, Terry (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Horton, Khim (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Musselwhite, Charles (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Peeters, Geeske (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Victor, Christina R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wolff, Julia Katharina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Social groups.; Family.; Sports-Sociological aspects.; Human body-Social aspects.; Social medicine.; Culture.; Epidemiology.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.; Sociology of Sport and Leisure.; Sociology of the Body.; Medical Sociology.; Sociology of Culture.

The ageing of our population is a key societal issue across the globe. Although people are living longer, they need to be living longer in good health to continue to enjoy quality of life and independence and to prevent rises in health and social care costs. This timely and ground-breaking volume wi...