Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; disability and aging; and stratification and inequality research. Part 3 includes chapters that examine socioeconomic position and racial/ethnic disparities in health at older ages; the role of social factors in the distribution, antecedents, and consequences of depression; and aspects of private wealth transfers and the changing nature of family gift-giving. Part 4 deals with pension reform in Europe; the political activities of older Americans; the future of retirement security; and gender differences in old age. The Handbook is intended for researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging. It can also serve as a basic reference tool for scholars, professionals, and others who are not presently engaged in research and practice directly focused on aging and the aged. - Contains all the main areas of social science gerontological research in one volume - Begins with a section on theory and methods - Edited by one of the fathers of gerontology (Binstock) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences
Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; disability and aging; and stratification and inequality research. Part 3 includes chapters that examine socioeconomic position and racial/ethnic disparities in health at older ages; the role of social factors in the distribution, antecedents, and consequences of depression; and aspects of private wealth transfers and the changing nature of family gift-giving. Part 4 deals with pension reform in Europe; the political activities of older Americans; the future of retirement security; and gender differences in old age. The Handbook is intended for researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging. It can also serve as a basic reference tool for scholars, professionals, and others who are not presently engaged in research and practice directly focused on aging and the aged. - Contains all the main areas of social science gerontological research in one volume - Begins with a section on theory and methods - Edited by one of the fathers of gerontology (Binstock) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part 1 reviews developments in the field of age and the life course (ALC) studies and presents guidelines on conducting cohort analysis. Part 2 covers the demographic aspects of aging; longevity trends; disability and aging; and stratification and inequality research. Part 3 includes chapters that examine socioeconomic position and racial/ethnic disparities in health at older ages; the role of social factors in the distribution, antecedents, and consequences of depression; and aspects of private wealth transfers and the changing nature of family gift-giving. Part 4 deals with pension reform in Europe; the political activities of older Americans; the future of retirement security; and gender differences in old age. The Handbook is intended for researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging. It can also serve as a basic reference tool for scholars, professionals, and others who are not presently engaged in research and practice directly focused on aging and the aged. - Contains all the main areas of social science gerontological research in one volume - Begins with a section on theory and methods - Edited by one of the fathers of gerontology (Binstock) and contributors represent top scholars in gerontology

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780123808813
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 11/26/2010
Series: Handbooks of Aging
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 388
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Linda K. George is Professor of Sociology at Duke University where she also serves as Associate Director of the Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. She is a fellow and past president of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). She is former chair of the Aging and Life Course Section and the Sociology of Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). She is former editor of the Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences. She is currently associate editor of Social Psychology Quarterly and former associate editor of Demography. Professor George is the author or editor of eight books and author of more than 250 journal articles and book chapters. She co-edited the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh editions of the Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences. Her major research interests include social factors and illness, stress and social support, and mental health and well-being across the life course. Among the honors Professor George has received are Phi Beta Kappa, the Duke University Distinguished Teaching Award, the Mentorship Award from the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of GSA, the Dean’s Mentoring Award from the Graduate School of Duke University, the Kleemeier Award from the GSA, and the Matilda White Riley Award from the ASA.

Kenneth F. Ferraro is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University. He is the author of over 120 peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals in sociology, gerontology, and public health. He has written two books, including The Gerontological Imagination: An Integrative Paradigm of Aging (Oxford University Press), and edited four editions of Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues. Ferraro’s recent research focuses on health inequality over the life course, including the early origins of adult health, stress, and health disparities. With interests in how stratification processes unfold over the life course, he developed cumulative inequality theory for the study of human development, aging, and health. A fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Ferraro formerly edited Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences and chaired the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of GSA. He also is a member of the honorary Sociological Research Association and former chair of the Section on Aging and Life Course of the American Sociological Association (ASA). GSA has honored Professor Ferraro with the Distinguished Mentor Award and twice for both the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award and the Best Paper Award for Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology. ASA honors from the Section on Aging and the Life Course include Outstanding Publication Award and Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS(SHORT):

Part One: Theory and Methods

1. Theories of Aging and the Life Course, Dale Dannefer (Case Western Reserve)

2. Aging, Cohorts, and Methods, Yang Yang (Chicago)

Part Two: Aging and Social Structure

3. Demography and Aging, Linda G. Martin (RAND)

4. Health Trends and Future Projections, S. Jay Olshansky (U. of Illinois at Chicago)

5. Disability and Aging, Vicki Freedman (U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey)

6. Global Aging, Duncan Thomas and Elizabeth Frankenberg (Duke)

7. Race, Ethnicity, and Aging, James Jackson (Michigan)

8. Social Stratification and the Life Source, Scott Lynch (Princeton)

Part Three: Social Factors and Social Institutions

9. Health Disparities and Aging, Stephanie Robert, Pamela Herd, and James House (U. of Wisconsin and Michigan)

10. Social Factors in Genetics and Aging, Michael Shanahan (North Carolina)

11. Aging, Social Factors, and Mental Health, Linda George (Duke)

12. Aging and Inheritance: Social Factors, Jacqueline Angel (U. of Texas)

13. Economic Status of the Aged, Virginia Reno (National Academy of Social Insurance)

14. Employment and Aging, Sara Rix (AARP)

15. Residential Environments of Older People, Stephen Golant (U. of Florida)

16. Civic Engagement, Stephen Cutler and Jon Hendricks (Vermont and Oregon State)

17. Death and Dying, Deborah Gold (Duke)

Part Four: Aging and Society

18. The Politics of Pension Reform in Europe, Martin Kohli and Camila Arza (European University Institute)

19. Politics and Aging in the United States, Robert Binstock and Andrea Campbell (Case Western Reserve and MIT)

20. The Future of Retirement Security, John Williamson (Boston College)

21. Organization and Financing of Health Care, Marilyn Moon (American Institutes for Research)

22. Cross-National Perspectives on Long-Term Care, Joshua Wiener (RTI International)

23. Gender, Aging, and Social Policy, Madonna Harrington Meyer (Syracuse)

24. Aging and Social Intervention, Lisa Berkman (Harvard)

25. Fiscal Implications of Popultion Aging, John Gist (AARP)

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