Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz.
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Handbook of aging and the social sciences / editors, Robert H. Binstock and Linda K. George ; associate editors, Stephen J. Cutler, Jon Hendricks, and James H. Schulz.
The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition summarizes the research literature on the social aspects of aging. The Seventh Edition will have 88% new material and authors with 25 chapters: 22 of the chapters will be on completely new topics. Separated into four sections, the fully revised handbook will cover Theory and Methods, Aging and Social Structure, Social Factors and Social Institutions, and Aging and Society. 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.
Part 1 Theory and methods -- Age, the life course, and the sociological imagination: prospects for theory / Dale Dannefer -- Aging, cohorts, and methods / Yang Yang -- Aging and social structure / Demography and aging / Linda G. Martin -- Trends in longevity and prospects for the future / S. Jay Olshansky -- Disability, functioning, and aging / Vicki A. Freedman -- Global aging / Elizabeth Frankenberg ; Duncan Thomas -- Racial and ethnic influences over the life course / James S. Jackson ; Ishtar O. Govia ; Sherrill L. Sellers -- Stratification and inequality over the life course / Scott M. Lynch ; J. Scott Brown -- Part 3 Social factors and social institutions -- Health disparities among older adults: life course influences and policy solutions / Pamela Herd ; Stephanie A. Robert ; James S. House -- Molecular genetics, aging, and well-being: sensitive period, accumulation, and pathway models / Michael J. Shanahan ; Scott M. Hofer -- Social factors, depression, and aging / Linda K. George -- Economic status of the aged in the United States / Virgnia P. Reno ; Ben Veghte -- Employment and aging / Sara E. Rix -- The changing residential environments of older people / Stephen M. Golant -- Civic engagement and aging / Stephen J. Cutler ; Jon Hendricks ; Greg O'Neill -- Late-life death and dying in 21st-century America / Deborah T. Gold.
Part 4 Aging and society -- The political economy of pension reform in Europe / Martin Kohli ; Camila Arza -- Politics and aging in the United States / Andrea L. Campbell ; Robert H. Binstock -- The future of retirement security / John B. Williamson -- Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon -- Long-term care financing, service delivery, and quality assurance: the international experience / Joshua M. Wiener -- Gender, aging, and social policy / Madonna Harrington Meyer ; Wendy M. Parker -- Aging and social intervention: life course perspectives / Lisa F. Berkman ; Karen A. Ertel ; Maria M. Glymour -- Fiscal implications of population aging / John Gist.