Research Catalog

Title

Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Victor W. Marshall, George C. Myers, and James H. Schulz.

Publication

San Diego : Academic Press, c1996.

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Additional Authors

• Binstock, Robert H.
• George, Linda K.

Description

xxi, 531 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

The Fourth Edition of the Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences reflects the growth of ideas, information, and research literature on the social aspects of aging. Building upon the first three editions, the Handbook is substantially expanded with 25 new and distinguished contributors and nearly a dozen new topics. Intended for use by researchers, professional practitioners, and students in the field of aging, the Handbook is divided into four sections, covering theory and research methodology, aging and social structure, social factors and social institutions associated with aging, and social interventions. Suitable as both a textbook and a reference tool, the Handbook represents a comprehensive source for information on aging and the social sciences.

Series Statement

Handbooks of aging

Uniform Title

Handbooks of aging

Subjects

• Aging
• Social Sciences
• Life Change Events
• Aged
• Older people > Care
• Life change events in old age
• Aging > Social aspects
• Gerontology
• Geriatrics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Aging and the social sciences: research directions and unresolved issues / George C. Myers -- The state of theory in aging and the social sciences / Victor W. Marshall -- Quantitative approaches: toward an integrated science of aging and human development / Richard T. Campbell and Duane F. Alwin -- Qualitative research: contributions and advances / Jon Hendricks -- Economic and social implications of demographic patterns / Richard A. Easterlin -- Disability trends and transitions / Alan M. Jette -- Age, aging, and culture / Christine L. Fry -- Historical perspectives on aging / W. Andrew Achenbaum -- Race, ethnicity, and aging: the impact of inequality / Kyriakos S. Markides and Sandra A. Black -- Gender, age, and the life course / Phyllis Moen -- The cumulative stratification of the life course / Angela M. O'Rand -- Life course and aging: a cohort perspective / Peter Uhlenberg and Sonia Miner -- Social factors and illness / Linda K. George -- Paradoxes of families and aging / Vern Bengtson, Carolyn Rosenthal, and Linda Burton -- Caregiving and its social support / Leonard I. Pearlin [and others] -- Housing and living arrangements for the elderly / Jon Pynoos and Stephen Golant -- Work and retirement / Jill Quadagno and Melissa Hardy -- The political economy of aging / Carroll L. Estes, Karen W. Linkins, and Elizabeth A. Binney -- Aging and politics / Robert H. Binstock and Christine L. Day -- Economic status of the elderly / Stephen Crystal -- Economic security policies / James H. Schulz -- The financing and organization of health care for older Americans / Joshua M. Wiener and Laurel Hixon Illston -- Social protection and services / Robert B. Hudson -- Aging and the law / Marshall B. Kapp -- Ethics and aging / Thomas R. Cole and Martha Holstein.

ISBN

0120991934 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^95018727^

OCLC

• 32465205
• SCSB-10181454

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library