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Handbook of aging and the social sciences / edited by Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015Edition: Eighth editionDescription: 1 online resource (36 entries) : 44 images ; digital filesContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781785396922
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 612.67 22
  • 305.26 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ1061 .H336 2015
NLM classification:
  • HQ1061
Online resources:
Contents:
Foreword / Thomas A. Rando, Laura L. Carstensen -- Preface / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- I. Theory and Methods -- 1. Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro -- 2. Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor -- II. Social Structures and Processes -- 3. Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn -- 4. Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf -- 5. Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- 6. Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson -- 7. Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya -- 8. Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi -- 9. Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer -- III. Social Factors and Social Institutions -- 10. Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer -- 11. The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London -- 12. Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward -- 13. Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn -- 14. Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield -- 15. Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight -- 16. Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto -- 17. The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm -- 18. End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth -- IV. Aging and Society -- 19. Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon -- 20. Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler -- Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson -- The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Be?land -- Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.
Abstract: This updated edition presents the latest research available on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging that is of particular interest to scientists and researchers in a broad array of specialties.
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Foreword / Thomas A. Rando, Laura L. Carstensen -- Preface / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro -- About the editors -- List of contributors -- I. Theory and Methods -- 1. Aging and the social sciences : progress and prospects / Linda K. George, Kenneth F. Ferraro -- 2. Trajectory models for aging research / Scott M. Lynch, Miles G. Taylor -- II. Social Structures and Processes -- 3. Biodemography : adding biological insight into social, economic, and psychological models of population and individual health change with age / Eileen M. Crimmins, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn -- 4. Late-life disability trends and trajectories / Douglas Wolf -- 5. Early life origins of adult health and aging / Diana Kuh, Yoav Ben-Shlomo -- 6. Racial and ethnic inequalities in health / Jacqueline L. Angel, Stipica Mudrazija, Rebecca Benson -- 7. Immigration, aging, and the life course / Judith Treas, Zoya Gubernskaya -- 8. Gender, time use, and aging / Liana C. Sayer, Vicki A. Freedman, Suzanne M. Bianchi -- 9. Social networks in later life / Benjamin Cornwell, Markus H. Schafer -- III. Social Factors and Social Institutions -- 10. Stability, change, and complexity in later-life families / J. Jill Suitor, Megan Gilligan, Karl Pillemer -- 11. The influence of military service on aging / Janet M. Wilmoth, Andrew S. London -- 12. Religion, health, and aging / Neal Krause, R. David Hayward -- 13. Evolving patterns of work and retirement / Kevin E. Cahill, Michael D. Giandrea, Joseph F. Quinn -- 14. Productive engagement in later life / Nancy Morrow-Howell, Emily A. Greenfield -- 15. Aging, neighborhoods, and the built environment / Carol S. Aneshensel, Frederick Harig, Richard G. Wight -- 16. Abusive relationships in late life / Karen A. Roberto -- 17. The impact of disasters : implications for the well-being of older adults / Lisa M. Brown, Kathryn A. Frahm -- 18. End-of-life planning and health care / Deborah Carr, Elizabeth Luth -- IV. Aging and Society -- 19. Organization and financing of health care / Marilyn Moon -- 20. Innovations in long-term care / Joseph E. Gaugler -- Politics and policies of aging in the United States / Robert B. Hudson -- The future of retirement security in comparative perspective / John B. Williamson, Daniel Be?land -- Health inequalities among older adults in developed countries : reconciling theories and policy approaches / Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Andrea Willson, Sandra Reiter-Campeau.

This updated edition presents the latest research available on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging that is of particular interest to scientists and researchers in a broad array of specialties.

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